On the evening of January 30, 2025, 29-year-old Mykael D. Mikey Callahan was fatally shot on the 3700 block of Lacy Court in Middletown, Ohio. Officers responding to reports of gunfire about 7:30 p.m. found Callahan with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Atrium Medical Center and later died. The Warren County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.

Investigators say Callahan and 25-year-old Dylan J. Busam had arranged a $25,000 THC product transaction with a 21-year-old man from Indiana via Snapchat. When the buyer arrived, Busam sat in the front passenger seat and Callahan got into the back. Busam took the man’s phone and wallet while Callahan allegedly pointed a gun; during a struggle the Indiana man fired multiple shots, striking Callahan. Busam did not fire a weapon but was arrested the next day and charged with murder and aggravated robbery; bond was set at $1.25 million. Authorities said they are not seeking additional suspects.

Callahan was born October 11, 1995, in Hamilton, Ohio, and is survived by his son Mykael DeRaunte Callahan Jr., his parents Strawbari Callahan and David Smith, and several siblings and friends. Was anyone in the Middletown area that night able to provide information about the meeting on Lacy Court?