Walter Blackshear was killed on May 28, 1994, in Columbus, Ohio, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident occurred at the rear of 2259 Ontario Street in Columbus, Franklin County. Blackshear, who was thirty-nine years old at the time, sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The Columbus Police Department has been investigating the case, but it remains unsolved years after the incident took place.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), along with the Columbus Police Department, has made efforts to bring visibility to Blackshear's case. His case, like many others that have gone unsolved, is featured on the Ohio Attorney General's Office website as part of a broader initiative to bring attention to cold cases and encourage members of the public to provide tips that might help law enforcement solve these crimes. By publicizing these unsolved homicides, authorities hope to generate new leads, compare cases for potential links, and bring justice to the victims and their families.
The authorities continue to urge anyone who may have information related to Walter Blackshear's homicide to come forward. Even seemingly small pieces of information could help bring a perpetrator to justice and provide some closure to his loved ones.
