Cobey Eric Etherington was 19 when he was shot and killed in Springfield, Ohio, on February 19, 2018. A business management student at Clark State Community College and an ROTC member at Springfield High School, he was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 400 block of West Mulberry Street after officers heard a single shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say he was riding in the passenger seat when the shooting occurred, and witnesses described a white Dodge Neon seen speeding away.

Family members believe the attack may have been an attempted robbery, possibly aimed at tuition money, but police had not confirmed a motive at the time. The investigation later produced an indictment: on February 11, 2020, a Clark County grand jury charged Roger Lanier with murder, aggravated robbery, and weapons-under-disability in connection with Etherington’s death; Lanier was serving a separate sentence when indicted. Etherington’s family described him as fun-loving and close to friends.

If anyone knew Cobey’s movements that night or saw the white Dodge Neon, please share what can help the ongoing search for answers.