In the early morning of February 8, 2000, a single gunshot broke the quiet on East Northshore Boulevard in South Bend. A resident heard the shot around 3:00 a.m. and called police. A short time later a city Street Department supervisor found a man lying face down in the street; he was identified as 47-year-old Anthony D. Ebbole. Authorities determined Ebbole died from a single gunshot wound to the torso.

Ebbole worked as a prep cook at Damon’s the Place for Ribs in Roseland and was last seen at his North St. Joseph Street apartment at 11:30 p.m. the night before. Investigators from the St. Joseph County Special Crimes Unit interviewed friends and acquaintances, considered robbery as a possible motive, and said they did not believe the act was random, but no motive was ever publicly established.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Anthony or saw him in South Bend on the night of February 7–8, contact investigators with any information.