Eighteen-year-old Alexander McCowan was shot in the head and killed on March 5, 2001, at 3666 Allen Dale Lane in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. His death was reported immediately, and the Columbus Police Department opened an investigation, but the case has remained unsolved.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has included McCowan’s killing on its list of unsolved homicides and has asked the public for help. No arrests have been announced and the circumstances surrounding who was responsible remain unclear.

Anyone with information that could help investigators is urged to contact the Columbus Police Department or the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.