Odilon H. Vargas, 34, was found dead from a gunshot wound on July 21, 2007, at 3803 Sullivant Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded and Vargas was pronounced dead at the scene; authorities opened a homicide investigation but have not identified a suspect or a motive.

The case is listed among Ohio’s unsolved homicides highlighted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Those agencies say the files remain stagnant for lack of viable leads and are asking the public for help, noting that even minor details could be important to advance the investigation.

Does anyone who lived near Sullivant Avenue in July 2007 remember anything unusual that day or recognize Odilon H. Vargas and think they can help?