On February 29, 2024, gunfire on Wells Street in Cincinnati’s East Price Hill left three people wounded and later dead. Officers found 69-year-old Shelby Carpenter and 62-year-old Sheila Asher-Hayes near the end of the street with gunshot wounds; a search located 45-year-old Dustin Bolen in a nearby wooded area with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Carpenter and Bolen were pronounced dead at UC Medical Center that day; Asher-Hayes died of her injuries on March 1.

Court documents show Carpenter had begun eviction proceedings against Bolen, issuing notices in December 2023 and February 2024, with a hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. the morning of the shooting. Neighbors confirmed Carpenter was Bolen’s father and landlord. The nature of Asher-Hayes’s connection to Carpenter and Bolen is unclear; reports say she was a childhood friend of Carpenter. Asher-Hayes, a Cleves resident, was described by her daughter Dena Temke as a devoted mother and grandmother who often helped people experiencing homelessness.

The Cincinnati Police Department continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to contact them. Did anyone in East Price Hill see movements or vehicles near Wells Street around 9 a.m. that morning?