James Anthony Hazel Jr. was 19 and from Cincinnati when he was shot and killed on August 20, 2019 near Grant Park in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.

The shooting came amid a cluster of violence around Grant Park: it was the third homicide in the area in less than two months, following the June 27 fatal shooting of Jerome Young and the June 30 killing of 14-year-old Anthony Hinton. Hazel’s family and friends remembered him for a vibrant personality and plans to become a barber and launch a clothing line.

The investigation remains open. Anyone with information that could help identify those responsible is asked to come forward.