Anthony Ant Darnell Render, a 47-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was shot and found unresponsive in a crashed vehicle on North Broadway Street near Harvard Boulevard on March 26, 2022. He died of his injuries two days later after police had responded to multiple reports of gunfire in the area.

A 19-year-old Dayton man, Chandler Lamar Brown Jr., was charged in connection with Render’s death. Brown pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related charges and was sentenced to between 11 and 12½ years in prison. Brown’s defense said he acted to protect his mother during an altercation; prosecutors argued Brown planned the attack and took deliberate steps to carry it out. An 18-year-old co-defendant, TyeJuan A. Johnson, was acquitted of murder and other charges; he had been accused of providing the firearm but the court found the prosecution did not prove all essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt.

Render’s family and friends continue to mourn, and the case drew attention to gun violence and contested claims of self-defense. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Anthony Render, please share what you can.