Willie Redmond, 53, was shot dead inside a residence on Niagara Avenue in Dayton, Ohio, just before midnight on Friday, June 5, 2026. Police found Redmond deceased at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound after a 911 caller reported that a roommate had been shot.

Court documents identify 46-year-old JaMichael Poole as the principal suspect. According to those documents, an argument between Poole and Redmond escalated when Poole allegedly produced a handgun and shot Redmond in the chest. Poole then reportedly fled on foot down Niagara Avenue and was located several days later at a Wheatley Avenue residence; he was taken into custody at 9:32 a.m. on the Monday following the shooting.

Poole has been charged in Dayton Municipal Court with murder, felonious assault, and multiple weapons offenses. Redmond’s family described him as kind, hardworking, an intelligent thinker and a devoted father whose loss has deeply affected those who knew him. If anyone witnessed events on Niagara Avenue that night or has information about the case, please come forward.