Steven Ivory, a 33-year-old contractor, was shot and killed on July 14, 1999, while working on a rehabilitation project at a barber shop at 701 Dearborn Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. He had gone to meet a business partner that day to split proceeds from a recent job. According to accounts, a gunman entered the building, fired multiple times at Ivory and then fled; others present were not reportedly shot. Family members say Ivory appeared to have been set up and may have been targeted, though the exact circumstances remain unclear.

No arrests have been made and the homicide remains unsolved. The family describes long-term emotional suffering and a lack of closure; Ivory’s mother, Mary Ivory, has sought therapy and his daughter wants to understand why this happened. The Dayton Police Department and Miami Valley Crime Stoppers continue to ask anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Dayton area hear or see anything on July 14, 1999, that could help explain what happened to Steven Ivory?