James Mcdaniel was 57 when he was found dead on Bailey Avenue in Buffalo on July 13, 2014. He was a Black/African American man whose death was ruled a homicide after suffering fatal blunt force trauma. The killing came during a year when the city experienced a notable rise in homicides.

Details about what happened before Mcdaniel was found are sparse. The Buffalo Police Department opened an investigation, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the case is listed among the city’s unsolved homicides. His death remains a cold case and a loss his family continues to live with.

If anyone has information about James Mcdaniel, his movements on July 13, 2014, or events on Bailey Avenue that night, please contact the Buffalo Police Department.