Melvin Stanley, 25, was shot and killed on September 3, 2003, near 1553 East Main Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. He suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation have pursued leads but report no arrests or identified suspects. The location and time might have allowed for witnesses, yet investigators say they have not obtained information sufficient to solve the case. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office and BCI have included Stanley’s homicide in a statewide database intended to raise visibility and help link cases, but no breakthrough has been reported.

Local authorities have repeatedly asked the community to come forward with any information. Did anyone in the area on September 3, 2003, see or hear anything that could help investigators?