Ashley Marie Lockhart was 25 when she was killed on October 8, 2021, in Austintown, Ohio. She lived in Youngstown, was born June 28, 1996, and worked as a receptionist at the Ankle & Foot Care Center after earlier jobs at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center and St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She was the mother of a five-year-old daughter, Autumn Renee.

The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office said Steve W. Green III, the child’s father, followed Ashley into the Compass West Apartments parking lot and shot her six times while blocking her car. Prosecutors described the killing as premeditated and noted Green had sent multiple threatening texts and had terrorized and abused her. A jury rejected Green’s claim that the gun discharged accidentally and found him guilty of aggravated murder; the judge sentenced him to life without parole.

Family and friends have kept Ashley’s story visible to raise awareness about domestic violence and to honor her memory. If anyone knew Ashley or has information about her life and the circumstances that led to this killing, please share what you know.