Stephen Horton, 22, was fatally shot on February 3, 2025, in a parking lot outside an apartment complex on Proprietors Road in Worthington, Ohio. He was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to a 911 call from 23-year-old Claire Touvell.

Touvell, who had previously been in a relationship with Horton, told police she fired after Horton allegedly ambushed her and tried to kidnap her. Court records show Horton faced prior domestic violence charges related to Touvell, including allegations that he broke her jaw and threatened to kill her, and that she had obtained a protection order he reportedly violated. A handgun was recovered at the scene and Touvell immediately called 911.

Touvell was initially charged with murder and held on bond, but a Franklin County grand jury returned a no bill, declining to indict while investigators continue to review evidence; prosecutors said the case could be presented again. Horton’s mother had died in 2022, and friends on social media remembered him by the nickname Cowboy.

Did anyone in the Worthington area see or hear anything that night or know more about Horton and Touvell’s history?