Christopher D. Sayers Jr., 24, of Elyria, Ohio, was shot and killed on January 30, 2022 in the 17200 block of Whitehead Road in LaGrange. He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving efforts. The shooting occurred following a child custody exchange and investigators said everyone involved was known to each other, not a random stranger attack.

Two firearms were recovered at the scene and the case was opened as a homicide investigation. On January 31, 2022, 21-year-old Kody Rutledge of Polk, Ohio, was indicted on charges including murder, aggravated murder, and felonious assault and was taken into custody during a traffic stop on $500,000 bond.

Did anyone in the LaGrange or Elyria area witness the custody exchange or have information about events leading up to the shooting?