Tavares Jones, 41, was shot and killed on August 5, 2017, while visiting his girlfriend at her apartment on Magnolia Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio. Shots were fired through a screen door into the apartment’s kitchen; Jones was struck in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. Another man, Delataire White, 24, was wounded in the leg and treated at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Youngstown police have been investigating but, as of the latest report, no arrests or suspects have been identified and the motive remains unclear. Investigators have been working to determine what type of weapon was used and to develop additional leads. The killing was one of a string of homicides in Youngstown in 2017.

Anyone who was in the Magnolia Avenue area on August 5, 2017, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.