Kendra Mae Farler was 15 when she was shot and killed at a boarding house in Dayton, Ohio, on April 14, 2024. She had been visiting her father, Kenneth Paul Farler III, along with her stepmother and siblings in his room on Bowen Street. A 911 call shortly after noon reported a shooting; first responders found Kendra shot in the chest with a shotgun and pronounced her dead at the scene.

Initial statements to police from Kenneth Farler and Kendra’s stepmother characterized the shooting as an accident and blamed Kendra’s 15-year-old autistic, nonverbal brother. Investigators found those accounts inconsistent. Kenneth Farler later admitted to firing the shotgun but maintained it was accidental; authorities disputed that claim and recovered a shotgun plus several other firearms in his room. Farler, a convicted felon who was on probation, was arrested and charged with multiple counts including involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, endangering children, and weapons offenses; Kendra’s stepmother cooperated and was not charged.

Does anyone have information about Kendra’s life or what happened at the boarding house that afternoon?