Mikale Booker, 31, was fatally shot inside his Over-the-Rhine apartment on Elm Street on November 21, 2023, at about 9 p.m. Police found him with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency efforts.

Investigators reported that the shooter forced entry and carried out the killing in the presence of multiple witnesses, and believed the act was targeted though no motive has been released. The investigation is ongoing and authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit.

If anyone remembers activity around the 1500 block of Elm Street that evening or has relevant information, please come forward.