Chris E. Dearmond Sr., 43, of Springfield, Ohio, was shot to death on March 17, 2012. He worked as a barber at New Flavor Barber Shop, 1833 South Yellow Springs Street, and was reportedly alone in the shop when shot multiple times, including once to the head. He was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton but did not survive.

The Springfield Police Department is investigating and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists the case as an unsolved homicide. Police Captain Michael P. Hill asked anyone with information to come forward but provided no further details. Community members remembered Dearmond as kind and generous, noting he often cut hair free for children in need. The Rev. Robert Buford said tensions from a prior bar fight and a February shooting might be related. Dearmond is survived by his mother Charlotte, 11 children, and 14 grandchildren.

Does anyone have information about that day or knew Chris at the shop who can help investigators?