Cory Blackwell, a 25-year-old resident of Warren, Ohio, was shot multiple times and killed at the Sunset Lounge on East Market Street just after New Year’s on January 1, 2013. Police found him unresponsive near the crowded dance floor at about 2:11 a.m.; he was taken to ValleyCare Trumbull Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. The coroner ruled the death a homicide.

Witnesses said an argument erupted inside the club and quickly escalated into gunfire. The Sunset Lounge was crowded, but investigators reported little cooperation and no one initially identified a suspect. Shots fired from a passing car also grazed another person, Danee Williams, who was standing outside. The shooting intensified concerns about the club’s safety and prompted city officials to oppose renewing the bar’s liquor license.

The investigation remains open. If anyone was at the Sunset Lounge that night or has information about the argument or the vehicle that fired shots, please come forward.