Seth Burdette

Seth Burdette

Status: HOMICIDE

City: Portsmouth

State: Ohio

Date of birth: December 6, 1980

Date of death: December 9, 2017

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Race: African American/Black

Cause of death: Gun Firearm

Anniversary month: December

LEA: Portsmouth Police Department

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Case Description

On December 9th, 2017 Seth Burdette was shot at the Columbia Music Hall in Portsmouth, Ohio and taken to St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington where he was pronounced dead. Portsmouth Police say officers who were working a security detail noticed people running out of the Columbia Music Hall just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. A shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at the Columbia Theatre Bar in the 800 block of Gallia Street in Portsmouth.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Portsmouth Police Detective Division at 740-354-1600 or 740-353-4101 or Southern Ohio Crime Stoppers at 740-773-TIPS

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