On August 15, 2002, William Tyree Jr. was ambushed and shot four times in his Springfield, Ohio, backyard as he arrived home from work around 2:40 am. The attack left him paralyzed from the waist down; he spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair and worked to live as independently as possible despite his injuries. Tyree wrote a public letter after the shooting, pleading with anyone who knew something to come forward.

Tyree died on October 6, 2010, when a blood clot related to his prior injuries caused his sudden death; the death was ruled a homicide. His father, William Tyree Sr., found him unresponsive and has spoken of the family’s frustration that no one had been charged. The Springfield Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation say the case remains under active review.

If anyone has information about the attack on August 15, 2002, please contact the investigators handling the Tyree case.