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Diane Dent, 62, was shot and killed at her Youngstown, Ohio home on June 10, 2018, while answering the door. She was not involved in the dispute that prompted the visit: Jesse Williams had gone to the house looking for her son, Anttwon Dent, after a fight the day before over a woman. Williams shot Diane Dent instead of her son; he later said the shooting was accidental, claiming he turned and fired when he heard the door open behind him.

Williams was convicted of aggravated murder, murder, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to life without parole. Rebecca Perez, Williams’ ex-girlfriend and co-defendant, was initially charged with murder but later pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and received probation after cooperating with authorities. Diane was the mother of Anttwon Dent and grandmother of Jiyen Dent; the family had earlier lost Jiyen in a 2003 drive-by shooting.

Does anyone have memories of Diane or information about the day of June 10, 2018, that could add detail to this case?