Jaden Smith was 18 when he was shot dead after going to a neighbor’s apartment in Forest Park, Ohio, on the evening of May 5, 2025. His mother had asked him to “smooth things out” after Jaden’s younger brother reported being bullied by an 11-year-old boy. Jaden took his 7-year-old brother with him and knocked on the door in the 700 block of Northland Boulevard. A 10-year-old girl answered, and moments later her father, 38-year-old Domynic Elahee, appeared with a handgun and fired a single, blind shot through the open doorway, striking Jaden in the chest as both children watched. Jaden ran back to his apartment, told his mother he loved her and his brother, and was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Neighbors had called 911 after hearing a loud pop and screams; one said the bullet passed through their front door. Elahee was arrested at the scene. His attorney argued he acted in self-defense, saying he believed Jaden was armed, but investigators found no weapon on Jaden or at the scene.

Does anyone have memories of Jaden or information about the events that night that could add detail to the record?