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HUBBARD -- Wednesday marks the nine-year-anniversary of Cody Pitts' murder, which police are continuing to investigate.
Pitts, 26, was killed on Orchard Avenue near North Main Street. A woman motorist nearly hit his body and called to report the found body about 3:30 a.m., March 4, 2015.
Hubbard City police Chief Robert Thompson said they work on the case weekly.
"We talk about it, we work on it, we're looking at different avenues," he said. "(We're) reviewing everything on the case that we can review. We're working toward resolving it."
Pitts died of a gunshot wound to the head and neck. Thompson said he cannot comment on whether progress has been made in the case until he speaks to Detective Sgt. Michael Banic, who is off because of illness.
He said the case continues to impact the other officers and himself.
"We carry it around on our shoulders all the time. The community carries it around on their shoulders all the time," Thompson said. "It doesn't take an anniversary for it to be (in) the forefront of our minds in our investigation."
Sam Bellino, a member of the board of the Cody Pitts Foundation, said he went to school with and was friends with Pitts and that he and the other members opened the foundation to "keep his name alive" and "keep his case alive."
He said he and the Cody Pitts Foundation Board members get together around this time of year for "Pitty day" in honor of Pitts.
"We like to get together and enjoy each other's company and enjoy the memories we have of Cody," Bellino said. "We talk about Cody and laugh about all the good times we've had together."
He said he doesn't feel justice has been found for Pitts yet, but he knows "the police are doing everything in their power to keep this (case) open and pick up any information (about this case)."
"Justice for Cody" signs still dot yards in Hubbard and the surrounding areas.
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