Trevis Stephens, 33, was shot and killed on January 1, 2017, inside the Lounge 2.28 Bar and Grill on Northfield Road in Bedford, Ohio. At about 2:25 a.m. a bullet came through a window and struck Stephens; he was taken to hospital and died of his injuries. Authorities described the shooting as a random act of violence.

Investigators identified 35-year-old John Word of Cleveland as the shooter. Surveillance footage showed Word retrieve a gun from his car and return to the bar to fire after being ejected by security. Word later turned himself in and was charged with murder; he was held without bond and scheduled for arraignment. Claire Murray, 35, also of Cleveland, was seen in video with Word and was arrested as the suspected getaway driver and charged with complicity to murder; she was held on a $250,000 bond and appeared in court for a hearing.

The Bedford Police Department continued to follow leads and asked the public for information.