Thomas Wooden was 37 when he was shot in the head on April 3, 1980, at 345 South Champion Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was taken to Grant Emergency Room but died of his wounds at the hospital. The Columbus Police Department led the original investigation; the case is now cold.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office are helping keep the case visible in hopes of generating tips that could identify the shooter and provide justice for Wooden’s family. Authorities ask anyone with information, even what may seem like a minor detail, to contact the Ohio BCI or Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Columbus area in 1980 have information about activity near South Champion Avenue on April 3 that might help this investigation?