Paul Body, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot and killed late on July 8, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. Police were dispatched just before 11:30 p.m. to North Main Street and Ernst Avenue, where Body was found and pronounced dead at the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators focused on a home in the 2400 block of North Main Street, prompting a SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team response; the residence was cleared and no suspect was found there. Within weeks detectives and prosecutors identified a suspect as 27-year-old Damarez D. Jones, described in charging documents as Body’s nephew. A woman who had arrived with Body identified Jones to authorities.

A Montgomery County grand jury indicted Jones on July 23, 2025, on multiple counts including two counts of murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, three counts of having weapons under disability, and discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises; he was booked on $1 million bond awaiting arraignment. In the days after the shooting, relatives and friends held a balloon release and vigil honoring Body’s life.

If anyone has information about Paul Body, the events that night, or the people involved, please share what is known.