Brian Ballard, 58, was shot to death at a home on the 1400 block of Indian Ridge Trail in New Richmond, Ohio. Responding officers were called about 8:30 p.m. on September 2, 2025; a 911 report led police to the end of a cul-de-sac where they found Ballard mortally wounded by a single gunshot to the chest and pronounced him dead at the scene. Obituary records later confirmed his identity and age.

The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office and Pierce Township Police were assisted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation in processing the scene and the early stages of the inquiry. Detectives quickly focused on Ballard’s girlfriend, Shelly Jean McGlone, 61, who was taken into custody that same night and charged with murder; a judge set her bond at $1 million cash and a follow-up court date was scheduled for September 12, 2025. No other arrests were announced in the days after the killing.

Did anyone in the area know Ballard or McGlone, or see anything unusual that evening at Indian Ridge Trail?