On October 20, 1988, Duane Edward Moorehead Jr., aged 17, was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide occurred in Montgomery County, and the investigation was led by the Dayton Police Department. Despite initial investigative efforts, no suspects were identified, and the case quickly grew cold. Moorehead’s death has remained an open investigation, with authorities listing it among Ohio’s unsolved homicides. His family and community continue to seek justice for his untimely death.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office includes Moorehead’s case in its cold case database, urging anyone with potential information to come forward. Investigators remain hopeful that new leads or witness accounts could help solve the case and bring closure to Moorehead’s family after decades without answers.
