Jahream Beard, a 35-year-old African American man from Springfield, Ohio, was shot and killed outside the Wagon Wheel bar on South Burnett Road on June 17, 2018, early on a Sunday morning that was Father’s Day. Reports say an altercation broke out outside the bar and someone produced a gun; a witness saw a vehicle speed out of the parking lot shortly after the shooting. Springfield Police Division opened an investigation and asked the public for help identifying a suspect.

In January 2020, Gabriel Crossley, 31, of Springfield pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with Beard’s death after originally facing a murder charge. Prosecutors say Crossley fired into a crowd at the bar; his attorney said he did not intend to hurt anyone and had fired into the air to stop the fight. The judge sentenced Crossley to 14 years in prison, the maximum under law. Beard’s family, already mourning a brother killed by gun violence in 2012, continued to cope with this loss.

If anyone knew Jahream Beard or saw the scene outside the Wagon Wheel that morning, please share information that could shed light on what happened.