Christopher James Smeby was 38 and lived in Millersburg, Ohio. He died on August 6, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the head. Employed as a forklift operator at AURIA, he was remembered by family as an easy-going, hard-working father who loved video games and dressed flashily. He is survived by three daughters, Anna, Justine, and Dawn Smeby, his father Eric Smeby, and other relatives.

According to reports, a man who lived at the same address, Steve D. Compton, called 911 that night and admitted to shooting Smeby after drinking. Compton fled but turned himself in later and was arrested on a murder charge; bond was set at $250,000 during arraignment. The Holmes County Prosecutor’s Office is handling the case and an active investigation is ongoing.

If anyone knew Christopher, his routines, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward with what you know.