James W. Edward-Wade, 45, was shot early on December 24, 2016, and died the same morning after being transported to Grant Hospital. Officers and medics were sent about 6:52 a.m. to Brinwood Place at Noe Bixby Road in Columbus, Ohio, where Edward-Wade was found in the yard of 5036 Brinwood Place with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at 7:42 a.m.

The case remains unsolved and has been classified as a cold case by the Columbus Division of Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The Ohio Attorney General’s office lists the homicide as an open investigation. Authorities have not identified a suspect or established a motive and are asking the public for tips through Columbus Police and Crime Stoppers.

If anyone has information about James Wade’s death or was in the Brinwood Place and Noe Bixby Road area that morning, please contact the Columbus Division of Police or Crime Stoppers.