Davon Butler was an 18-year-old from Toledo described by his family as a kind and gentle soul who loved art and music. On the night of October 14, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m., police responded to a home in the 1100 block of Montrose Avenue and found Davon inside with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Court documents say eight witnesses told police that 57-year-old Marvin Dyer was in a dispute with another man inside the home, that Dyer pulled out a gun and was yelling and waving it when he fired, and that the bullet struck Davon, who was not the intended target. Investigators also had video placing Dyer in the same room as Davon shortly before the shooting.

Less than 24 hours after the shooting the house on Montrose Avenue was destroyed by a fire investigators determined was arson started with an incendiary device. On October 20, 2021, police arrested Marvin Dyer and charged him with murder; he pleaded not guilty and the criminal case remained pending. Anyone with information about the homicide or the arson is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?