On the morning of Saturday, December 6, 2025, Bobby Lamar King, 35, was shot and killed at an apartment complex on the 2400 block of Westwood Northern Boulevard in Cincinnati’s Westwood neighborhood. Cincinnati Police and the Fire Department responded to reports of a shooting around 6:25 a.m.; King was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene after life‑saving attempts.

The Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit opened an investigation that led to the identification and arrest of 21‑year‑old Calvin Bowman. Bowman was charged with murder and booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center pending court proceedings.

Family and friends planned a visitation and funeral for King; an obituary described his death as a heavenly transition, and community members lit more than one hundred candles for him on a national gun violence memorial site.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that morning, please share tips with the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit.