Brandon Lee York, 30, of Middletown, Ohio, was shot near South Twelfth and Hanover streets in Hamilton on the morning of December 17, 2019 and later died at Bethesda Butler Hospital. The Butler County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide. He was born March 24, 1989, and is survived by his parents, three children and several siblings.

Hamilton police said the shooting was not random and that the victim and suspects knew each other. Detectives served search warrants soon after the shooting. Court records named Chelsea Bussell and Jamie Strack in connection with the case; both were indicted on involuntary manslaughter and kidnapping. The records describe an alleged deception used to get another man into a vehicle with the intent to cause serious physical harm, during which York was shot.

Chelsea Bussell later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received a three to four and a half year sentence. Jamie Strack’s trial was scheduled for early the following year and both defendants remained in custody. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Department.