Anthony Lee King, 43, of Okeana, Ohio, was shot and killed in his backyard on November 5, 2022. Family members found him bleeding and unresponsive after hearing gunfire; during the 911 call King’s son told the dispatcher that their neighbor had shot his father. King’s wife said the neighbor had confronted her husband several times about his political beliefs.

The neighbor, 26-year-old Austin Combs, confronted King repeatedly and believed King to be a Democrat before the shooting. Combs was arrested hours later, admitted firing a revolver and shooting King several times, and was subsequently indicted for aggravated murder with a gun specification. In March 2023 Combs was declared incompetent to stand trial and ordered to undergo competency restoration treatment; he has reportedly refused medication and was later charged with assaulting a worker at the treatment facility in July 2023. Combs remains in custody awaiting further proceedings.

Did anyone in the neighborhood notice prior confrontations between the two or have information about what led to the deadly encounter?