Taymar A. Jones was 20 when he was killed on November 1, 2019, in a double homicide at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Kenwood, Sycamore Township, Cincinnati. The shooting occurred during an attempted robbery of an illegal gambling operation inside a hotel room; Ja’Quan D. Howard, 15, was also pronounced dead at the scene and an 18-year-old, Mykell Gamble, was treated and released for a gunshot wound to the foot.

Investigators say the robbery began after three men arrived at the room around 9:40 p.m. with a gun drawn. Jones was accused of being one of those three robbers. The other men identified in charging documents are 23-year-old Jay Antwan Harris, 21-year-old Kevin Coes, and 23-year-old Marvin Brown Hughes; the suspects were indicted on counts that included murder, aggravated robbery, and felonious assault. Additional charges in the case named Yesica Perdomo for robbery and obstructing justice and Rashad Swain, 32, and Rahmon Swain, 30, for tampering with evidence for allegedly removing guns from the room before police arrived.

The room had been hosting illegal gambling — reports describe players wagering thousands of dollars on craps and a Madden video game before the attempt to rob them turned into a shootout. Who has more information about that night or about Taymar Jones’ life that could help clarify what happened?