Donte Whitehead was 21 when he was found dead on February 27, 2016, in Cincinnati. Responders were called early that morning to the 2300 block of Westwood Northern Boulevard for a serious car accident with a vehicle on fire. After the flames were extinguished, Whitehead was discovered inside the car with a fatal gunshot wound. The coroner determined he had been shot before the vehicle fire, and the case was reclassified from a crash to a homicide investigation.

Whitehead’s death remains unsolved and is listed among cold cases by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. The Cincinnati Police Department is asking anyone with information about the events leading to his death to come forward. If anyone knew Donte, saw activity on Westwood Northern Boulevard that night, or has information that could help, please contact the Cincinnati Police Department.