Stephan Jr. Austin, 39, was fatally shot on the front porch of a residence at 608 E. 4th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, in the early hours of July 4, 2013. Officers responding shortly after midnight found Austin with severe injuries; he was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts to revive him. His killing occurred during a violent holiday weekend that included multiple shootings and casualties across Columbus.

Authorities later linked Austin’s death to a string of shootings and robberies carried out in early July 2013 by two local teens, Nathaniel Brunner and Devonere Simmonds; those suspects were apprehended in Dayton after being found sleeping in a stolen vehicle. No definitive motive or fully conclusive resolution for Austin’s murder has been reported, and investigators continue to urge anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone has information about Austin, his activities that night, or the events at 608 E. 4th Avenue, please share what you know with investigators.