Elliot Simon Jr., 52, was shot in the chest on the evening of April 8, 2016, a day after his birthday. Police believe the shooting occurred near 37 North Hermitage Avenue, where ShotSpotter registered gunfire around 9 p.m. Simon reportedly tried to make it home on Boudinot Street but collapsed in the 100 block; officers found him in the roadway and he died at a nearby hospital about an hour later.

Friends called him June and remembered him as one of the coolest guys you could meet. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force investigated and within ten days arrested 26-year-old Virgil Howard in a motel room in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Authorities say investigators believe the shooting grew out of a robbery; Howard was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery and weapons offenses and later indicted on seven counts, with bail set at $1 million.

If anyone knew Elliot, his movements that night, or saw activity near North Hermitage or Boudinot Street, please come forward with information.