Eric Bruce was 24 when he was found dead from a gunshot wound on April 22, 1997, at the intersection of Williams and Neilan Boulevard in Butler County. Officers responding to a disturbance in the park nearby were directed to a car where Bruce was discovered deceased.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear and the case is unsolved. The Hamilton Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office include Bruce’s homicide on a list of unsolved Butler County cases. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office, with community activists, has been circulating posters and materials in public areas and correctional facilities while the Hamilton Police Department and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation continue their involvement. Authorities encourage anyone with information to contact police or submit anonymous tips.

Did anyone who lived in or near the Williams and Neilan Boulevard area in April 1997 see or hear anything that might help investigators?