Zarian Dothard, 19, died after a shooting on June 11, 2024, in the 500 block of East Judson Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio. Officers found him about 10:10 PM lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound; he was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and died in the early hours of June 12. The autopsy reported a gunshot entering the neck, traveling upward and exiting through the head.

A 17-year-old, Lyndale Wilkins Jr., was arrested at the scene after family members turned him in and was charged with murder. At an arraignment in Mahoning County Juvenile Court he faced felony murder and gun specification charges. He is held at the Martin P. Joyce Juvenile Justice Center; a probable cause hearing is scheduled to consider whether he will be tried as an adult.

This was Youngstown’s tenth homicide of the year and has drawn attention to rising violence in the city. If anyone knew Zarian or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.