Leslie Lashall Lawson, 50, of Forest Park, Ohio, was shot and killed at the doorway of her home on April 2, 2020. Born September 23, 1969, in Springfield, she was married to Everett D. Lawson for 29 years and is remembered as a mother, grandmother and sister who enjoyed time with family.

Court documents allege that an 18-year-old, Timothy Williams, went to Lawson’s home asking for help after claiming to have been injured in a car accident; when she opened the door he shot her and fled in a vehicle driven by Kerwin Heard. Prosecutors say Eyionna Leary, 22, sent text messages in the days before the killing, provided Lawson’s address and urged Williams to kill her.

The family’s loss has resonated through the community.