Leon Billy Daniels was 38 when he was one of four people shot to death at an apartment on Jackson Street in West Jefferson, Ohio, on May 24, 2021. A passerby called 911 about 5:30 p.m. reporting a man lying outside the apartment with a possible gunshot wound; officers found three more victims inside and pronounced them dead at the scene.

The other victims were identified as Andrew Thomas Swindall, 45, of West Jefferson; Shawn A. Wright, 45, of London; and Jamie Danielle Lavender, 30, of Springfield. Investigators reported that the victims and a suspect were acquainted and that robbery was being considered as a possible motive. Multiple agencies assisted with the investigation, including the West Jefferson Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

This was a violent, very public crime that devastated families and the local community. If anyone knew Leon Billy Daniels or has information about the shooting on May 24, 2021, please come forward to assist investigators.