Randy William Graham Jr., a 31-year-old man from Springfield, Ohio, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 14, 2025. He had been at a party on Buckeye Street when an argument inside the home spilled into the street shortly after 3 a.m.; moments later gunfire erupted and officers found Graham fatally wounded near the 900 block of Elder Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting was the first of two fatal shootings in Springfield that day, occurring within roughly a dozen hours and just several blocks apart. Investigators canvassed the neighborhood, analyzed scene evidence, and sought witnesses, with assistance from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and aerial drones to document the scene. Public notices confirmed Graham’s identity; he was born in 1993 and his family published obituary announcements.

Within a week police arrested 21-year-old Elijah Thomas and charged him with murder and an additional count related to unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance; a Clark County grand jury later returned an indictment tied to the May 14 killing. Does anyone have information about the party on Buckeye Street or about what happened at the doorway that spilled into the street?.