Jacob David Bowlin, 41, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of April 5, 2026, near the intersection of Valley Street and Stanley Avenue in Dayton. Officers were called after someone reported a man had been shot; when they arrived they found Bowlin in a side yard with a gunshot wound to the chest. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office later identified him.

A 911 caller said Bowlin had been involved in an altercation with a group of males but did not know who fired the shot. Investigators identified a potential suspect vehicle, but available reports did not name a driver, gunman, or any person charged in the killing, and no arrest or prosecution had been reported. Bowlin was a Dayton native, son of Corinna Ellis and Virgil Bowlin Sr., and brother to Virgil Bowlin Jr., Michael Bowlin, David Ellis, Adam Bowlin, and Autumn Bowlin; funeral services were scheduled through Newcomer Funeral Home for April 14, 2026.

Did anyone in the Dayton area see or hear anything near Valley Street and Stanley Avenue on the morning of April 5 that could help this investigation?