On August 16, 2024, 18-year-old Liam Furian Cedric Bouldrey of Defiance, Ohio, was found dead under the Hopkins Street Bridge near Auglaize Road. Officers responding to reports of a body just after 10 p.m. discovered Bouldrey with an apparent gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Defiance Police Department, assisted by Defiance Fire and Rescue, the Defiance County Coroner’s Office, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, opened an investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Bouldrey was due to begin his senior year at Defiance High School, played trombone in the marching band, volunteered with the Boy Scouts at Camp Lakota, and worked part-time at Subway. A visitation was held August 24 at Schaffer Funeral Home, followed by a funeral service officiated by Rev. David Brobston; memorial contributions were suggested for Camp Lakota or the family. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Defiance Police Department. Does anyone in the Defiance area have information that could help with the investigation?