Issac Carpenter was 21 when he was shot multiple times inside his car on July 2, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio, and later pronounced dead at the hospital. He was described as artistic, musical, and protective of his family; his mother, Aviance Hill, said he was not involved in gangs or drugs and called his killing senseless gun violence.

According to the family, Issac had been trying to help his sister during a domestic dispute when he was shot. The investigation remains open; the family reports frustration over a lack of arrests, complaints that investigators did not contact them promptly, and that a Ring doorbell video that might have mattered disappeared.

Issac’s death has become a focal point for the family and community’s calls to address gun violence in Toledo. If anyone has information about what happened that night or the missing doorbell footage, please come forward.