On September 2, 2021, 31-year-old Jovan Patterson, an African American woman from Dayton, Ohio, was shot and killed at her apartment complex on Hepburn Avenue. Dayton police and medics responded just before 11 p.m. after a report of a shooting; Patterson was found deceased at the scene. Initial information indicated Patterson and the suspect were acquainted, but investigators had not released a clear sequence of events that led to the shooting.

A suspect, 42-year-old Lerone McKenzie of Trotwood, Ohio, was arrested on September 9, 2021, at a residence in the 4400 block of Broadbush Drive after the Ohio State Highway Patrol helped Dayton police and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office surround the home. A Montgomery County grand jury later indicted McKenzie on charges including murder, felonious assault, aggravated burglary, and weapons offenses; bond was set at $1 million and an arraignment was scheduled for September 21, 2021.

Anyone who knew Jovan Patterson, saw activity at the Hepburn Avenue complex on September 2, 2021, or has information about the events that night is asked to come forward.