Ronald Ronnie Leroy Bowers III was 16 and a student at Kettering Fairmont High School when he died from a gunshot on September 6, 2016. Born June 28, 2000, he lived in Kettering, Ohio, and enjoyed driving, playing football with his brothers, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.

The shooter, 16-year-old Kylen Gregory at the time, admitted in court that he shot Bowers and was later convicted by a jury of reckless homicide after nine hours of deliberation. The Kettering Police Department and Kettering Medical Center were involved in the response, and Life Connection assisted the family.

Ronnie is survived by his parents, Ron Bowers Jr. and Jessica Combs; siblings Jesse Koch, Lance, Lacey, and Lucas Bowers; maternal grandparents Richard and Donna Glover; and paternal grandmother Cindy Wolfe. Anyone with information about Ronnie or the case is asked to come forward.