On July 8, 2002, Baby Boy Ferguson died from injuries sustained when his mother was shot while pregnant on West State Street in Columbus, Ohio. The unborn child did not survive the trauma; the death was ruled a homicide.

The case remains unsolved. The name Baby Boy Ferguson is listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database, and the Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation have been involved in efforts to keep the case visible and solicit tips. Authorities say there have been no viable leads to identify those responsible to date.

Anyone with information about the shooting on West State Street in July 2002 is asked to contact the Columbus Police Department or the Ohio Attorney General’s office.