James Appels, a 34-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was shot and killed on October 29, 2016, in the area of Cornell Ridge Apartments. The shooting also wounded three other people. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office confirmed Appels as the fatality.

A 20-year-old Dayton man, Carlton Holden II, was arrested on suspicion of murder and felonious assault in connection with the incident, but the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office did not approve charges at that time and Holden was released as the investigation continued. Appels left behind an extended family including his mother Sandra Mitchell, step-father Anthony Mitchell, father James Appels Sr., four sons, two daughters, two brothers and nine sisters; a funeral service was held at Thomas Funeral Home in Trotwood.

The Dayton Police Department and the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office were continuing to investigate the shooting and its circumstances. Did anyone in the area around Cornell Ridge Apartments on October 29, 2016, see or hear anything that could help the investigation?