JaDarian Glass was 17 when he was shot and killed outside his Dayton, Ohio home on January 17, 2021. Family members say he was standing on his front porch when two shots struck his head; his mother, Joya Brown, described hearing the shots and finding parts of her son’s brain. Dayton police opened an investigation immediately.

On January 27, 2021, police arrested 24-year-old Shaquonne Carlell McCurty at a location on Germantown Pike and charged him with murder. Prosecutors later indicted McCurty on two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon, one count of felonious assault causing serious physical harm, and two counts of having weapons while under disability, with firearm specifications noted. He was held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1 million bond and scheduled for arraignment on February 9, 2021.

JaDarian’s family described him as a bright, beloved teenager who loved to dance and had big dreams; they have spoken about the personal loss and the wider problem of violence in the community. Does anyone nearby recall seeing JaDarian that day or have information that could help the investigation?