Valentine Mbah, 46, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the liquor store he owned at 3025 Salem Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, on December 31, 2003. The shooting occurred late on New Year’s Eve, shortly after Mbah and his son had closed the store; a male suspect accosted Mbah and shot him during the confrontation.

The Dayton Police Department continues to list the killing as an unsolved homicide. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has included the case among the state’s unsolved homicides, and Miami Valley Crime Stoppers is urging anyone with information to contact them anonymously at 937-222-STOP or to reach out to the Dayton Police Department.

Anyone who knew Valentine, was in that area on December 31, 2003, or has information about the shooting is asked to contact Miami Valley Crime Stoppers or the Dayton Police Department.