On a cold winter morning in Buffalo, New York, the body of 51-year-old Tommy L. Wimberly, known to friends and family as 'Tom Tom' or 'Skywalker,' was discovered. It was approximately 7:45 a.m. on February 17, 2010, when officers from the Ferry-Fillmore District responded to a call about a 'person down' in the 100 block of Theodore Street. Upon their arrival, they found Wimberly unresponsive.
An autopsy conducted the following day at the Erie County Morgue confirmed the grim reality of the situation: Tommy L. Wimberly had been shot to death. His death was officially ruled a homicide, marking the first murder investigation of the year for the city of Buffalo. Detectives immediately began the arduous task of piecing together the events that led to his death, working to determine when the fatal shooting occurred.
Despite the initial investigation and the passage of time, the case of Tommy L. Wimberly's murder remains unsolved. Law enforcement has faced challenges in developing significant leads, and the case has since become one of Buffalo's many cold cases. No suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the homicide. The circumstances surrounding his shooting and the motive behind it remain a mystery, leaving a lingering sense of unresolved justice for a life cut short.
