Desmon Sayles, a 21-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot on September 24, 2019, during a home invasion at the Willows of Springdale apartment complex in Springdale. He was found in an apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest just before noon. Court documents say three men forced their way into the apartment demanding money and drugs; Sayles came out of a bathroom and was shot while a 3-year-old child was grabbed and held at gunpoint. Sayles’s godsister said he shielded the child and saved the child’s life.

Police detained one of three people seen fleeing and arrested 19-year-old Travone Lamon Thomas, who was charged with aggravated murder and held on $100,000 bond. The other two suspects have not been identified or arrested. The Springdale Police Department, with help from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, increased patrols after the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information about the two unidentified suspects or the events that day, please share what you know.