Ricky Jones III, an 18-year-old from Cincinnati, was shot and killed on January 4, 2015. The shooting occurred on Dayton Street in the West End and was recorded as Cincinnati’s first homicide of that year.

Authorities later arrested Dejuan Kernall in connection with the killing; Kernall was charged with murder and subsequently entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter. In October 2015 Kernall received a 12-year prison sentence after the prosecutor dropped the murder charge as part of the plea agreement.

The shooting drew attention across the West End community and among law enforcement, and family and neighbors spoke about the loss of a young man with potential. If anyone knew Ricky, witnessed the shooting on Dayton Street, or has information that wasn’t publicly reported, please share what is known.