Kenneth Atwater Jr., a 28-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was fatally shot on June 26, 2016, in what investigators have treated as a homicide. He was in a vehicle traveling south on Salem Avenue when an altercation occurred between occupants of two vehicles. Shots were fired from one vehicle into Kenneth’s car, which then crashed and rolled multiple times, coming to rest upside down near the former Elder Beerman parking lot. Kenneth was pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds to the head and neck.

The crash scene extended for more than a half-mile along Salem Avenue, beginning in Clayton and ending in Trotwood. The suspect vehicle — described as a dark-colored Dodge Charger or Chrysler 300 — fled before police arrived. Despite extensive efforts, the suspects have not been identified or arrested. Kenneth is survived by his mother Patty Beeman, daughter D’Ani Brooks, and siblings Rolando Tennie, Penny, Shanita, Patricia, and Sonya Atwater; his funeral was held July 1, 2016, at Thomas Funeral Home in Trotwood.

Anyone with information that could help identify the vehicle or the people involved is asked to come forward.