Investigators continue working to solve homicide cases in Cambria County that so far there is no arrest for.
“Cases like this we are always looking at how can we look at something different or what can we do that's different,” Cambria County district attorney Greg Neugebauer said.
It has now been over two years since late April 2022 when Britney Rummell, Lionel Mickens, and his dog Daniel were all found shot to death in a home along Pine Street in the Hornerstown neighborhood of Johnstown.
Neugebauer is asking community members to come forward if they know anything about the case.
“We believe that people know what happened and if people are afraid to come forward and share information with us there are things that we can do to help protect them,” Neugebauer said.
Mickens’ brother Mitchell said he agrees, and it is frustrating for his and Rummell's family to keep going without an answer to who committed the crime. He is specifically looking for closure for one person.
"My mother is 80 years old and I'd like to see her have closure with this more than anything," Mitchell Mickens said. "It's really frustrating to live everyday and think we're still trying to solve this crime and it's been over two years."
He also looks to remind the community of a $7,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
There are two other recent cases in the county that continue being investigated.
Former Johnstown bar owner Lance Ross was found “violently assaulted” last February and later died according to officials. There is no arrest in that case or in the only homicide since 2007 in Adams Township.
In that case David Comar died in a "very targeted attack" authorities said.
"At the end of the day I do believe that that case will be solved. We have some good investigative leads that we are actively looking at," Neugebauer said.
Neugebauer said the public would likely be surprised by how often unsolved homicide cases are talked about by investigators, with them having the same hope for finding answers as the victims’ families.
He said, “We want to solve them as rapidly as possible, but law enforcement gets one opportunity to do it right and that's what law enforcement is doing in this and every pending case.”
Neugebauer said with any information regarding these cases, contact his office at (814) 472-1680 or da@co.cambria.pa.us , or the county non-emergency line at (814) 472-2100.
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