Kelley Blazer, 55, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head inside her apartment on Brownberry Drive in Wilmington, Ohio, on April 15, 2025. Officers responding to a 911 call reporting gunfire discovered a Citadel 12-gauge shotgun near her body; one empty shell was on the floor and another intact shell was in the chamber, with the safety switch off.

Court documents say Blazer’s son, Kyler Whitt, 33, placed the 911 call, later admitted to shooting his mother and was taken into custody without incident. He has been charged with murder and was held at the Clinton County Jail on $1.5 million bond; his next court appearance was set for April 22, 2025. During arraignment Whitt made statements about his parents being in witness protection and claimed his mother had attempted to shoot him, remarks the judge cut off.

Blazer is remembered by family and neighbors as warm, generous and devoted to her grandchildren. The Wilmington Police Department says the investigation remains active and asks anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone in the Wilmington area know Kelley or see anything that could help investigators?