Jahmaria Cruz was an 18-year-old woman from Cincinnati who was found dead in the backyard of a residence on Ley Avenue in South Fairmount on May 14, 2017. Her death was ruled a homicide; the discovery and ruling occurred on Mother’s Day.

Within hours of the death, police arrested 22-year-old Anthony Chase of Sharonville. He was charged with murder and held on a $1 million bond. Reports note Chase had prior convictions for attempted felonious assault and aggravated robbery and had been released from prison a few months before May 14, 2017.

Investigators conducted door-to-door inquiries in the neighborhood where the shooting occurred. Community outreach advocates and local residents organized to support Jahmaria’s family and to help maintain peace. The case was presented to a Hamilton County grand jury, which was expected to report on the murder charge against Chase.

Did anyone in the South Fairmount area know Jahmaria or witness anything around Ley Avenue on May 14, 2017?