On the night of August 9, 2020, 27-year-old Damarcus Payton was shot and killed around 1 a.m. on W. McMillan Street in Cincinnati, near the University of Cincinnati campus, where a large crowd had gathered. Two other people, a man and a woman, were also wounded; all three were taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Payton died shortly after arrival. The two survivors suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Court documents say the shooting stemmed from a confrontation. A group of suspects reportedly drove to W. McMillan Street to confront Payton and his girlfriend; a verbal altercation escalated and one suspect drew a handgun and fired into the crowd, striking the three victims. The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an immediate investigation. The motive for the shooting was not disclosed in court filings.

If anyone has information about where this confrontation began or saw events on W. McMillan Street that night, please share what is known with investigators.