Ashley Marie Newman, 30, was shot and killed at her Groveport, Ohio, home on January 1, 2018. Police say the shooting happened around 11:30 PM on New Year’s Eve at the couple’s residence in the 4000 block of Yukon Avenue after a 911 call; Ashley suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Grant Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.

Her husband, Sean M. Newman, 32, left the scene and was later located after crashing his car on I-270 near Alum Creek Drive. He was initially charged with murder and felonious assault; a Franklin County grand jury indicted him on two counts of Murder with Specification and two counts of Felonious Assault. Court filings state he later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter, asserting the shooting was accidental while he was playing with a gun inside the home. In August 2019 he received a 13-year prison sentence under a joint recommendation accepted by the judge.

This was reported as Groveport’s first homicide of 2018. If anyone knew Ashley or has information about the events that night, please share what you remember.