Ja’Taven Cotrell Dukes Sr. was 24 when he was fatally shot during a home invasion at 724 W. Eureka St. in Lima, Ohio, on October 1, 2014. The attack happened between about 9 p.m. and midnight after Marquis Hall, who had been in an earlier altercation at the house, returned with a gun and fired at the residence. Someone inside the home fired back in self-defense; Ja’Taven was on the porch and was struck by a bullet and died.

A guest identified as Eric D. Wilson Jr. was the person who fired the shot that killed Ja’Taven, but Wilson was not charged. Marquis Hall was convicted of involuntary manslaughter with a gun and aggravated burglary with a gun and was sentenced to 16 years. Ja’Taven left behind a son, three daughters, his parents and other relatives. His mother, Evelyn Dukes, later sued the property owner, Robert L. Henderson, and Eric D. Wilson Jr. for damages related to the death.

Does anyone have information about Ja’Taven’s final hours at the house or about witnesses who saw the events that night?