Benjamin Hawk, 42, was shot and killed while singing karaoke at Louie’s Corner House, 11174 Hebron Road in Buckeye Lake, Ohio, on the night of July 11, 2025. Deputies with the Licking County Sheriff’s Office responded just before midnight and found Hawk fatally wounded; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses and court filings describe a man approaching from behind and firing a single shot into the back of his head as Hawk performed.

Investigators focused on Richard A. Lindgren, 59, identified in reports as the ex-husband of the woman Hawk had been dating. A murder warrant was obtained, and after an interstate search Lindgren was located and arrested in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on July 13, 2025. He was extradited to Ohio and booked into the Licking County Justice Center by July 15 to face the murder charge.

Friends from the local karaoke circuit remembered Benjamin Donkey Hawk for his humor and generosity, and the community held a vigil at the bar after the shooting. Does anyone who attended Louie’s Corner House that night or who knew Benjamin have information that could help clarify what happened?