DeMarco Rutledge, 28, was found shot to death inside his pickup truck on Jerome Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, on February 13, 2021. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide. Investigators noted a bullet hole in one of the truck’s windows and that no shell casings were found at the scene. A 911 caller reported hearing gunfire and seeing a black truck with a broken back window around 2:49 p.m.

Dayton Police canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence, but no suspects have been identified and the case remains unsolved. Authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward. If anyone knew DeMarco, was in the area that afternoon, or saw a black truck near Jerome Avenue around 2:49 p.m., please share what was seen or heard.