open investigation

noun

: a case that is still being investigated (as by the police)

We can't talk about the case. It's still an open investigation.

Examples of open investigation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Apple Cupertino tech giant loses $113 billion in value after feds file antitrust lawsuit, and European regulators open investigation into its fees and terms that could cost the company 10% of annual worldwide revenues. —Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024

The investigation into what led up to the accident is ongoing and remains an open investigation by the Giles County Sheriff’s office. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024

The department did not comment on the status of the inmate hit, citing the open investigation. —Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced a major break in the nearly 50-year-old open investigation. —Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department also confirmed to TMZ that there was an open investigation into his death. —Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024

The police declined, citing the open investigation. —Shakked Auerbach, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024

The Chula Vista council member also is the subject of an open investigation at the Fair Political Practices Commission, the agency in charge of enforcing the California Political Reform Act. —Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023

But at the time, Las Vegas police only said that the case was still an open investigation. —CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023