Tremell Jones Jr., 21, known to family and friends as Beans, was shot and killed on April 29, 2020 on North Wayne Avenue near Maple Street in Lockland, Ohio. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Jones grew up in the Cincinnati area, attended Lockland and Princeton City Schools and graduated from Taft High School in 2017, and was remembered for his love of sports and close ties to his community.

Authorities identified 26-year-old Demetri Smith as a suspect and arrested him on May 2, 2020 after shots were reported outside the LivINN Hotel in Sharonville; Smith was found armed and hiding on the hotel property and charged with murder on a $1 million bond. Another man, Antonius Carter, was treated at UC Medical Center with a gunshot wound and expected to face charges related to the hotel incident. Smith has denied the fatal-shooting allegations in court.

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