Robert Darnell Thomas, a 38-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, was fatally shot on November 24, 2018, in the Bond Hill neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 1600 block of Anita Place and found Thomas with gunshot wounds in the 1500 block of California Avenue; he was taken to University Hospital but died of his injuries. He was born November 11, 1980, and was the son of Sandra Jones and Michael Foster.

The investigation used video evidence and witness statements. On February 16, 2019, 25-year-old Frank Williams was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting; Williams also had two outstanding warrants unrelated to this case. The community and Thomas’s family were deeply affected by his death.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Robert is asked to come forward.