Lyric D. Todd was 27 and a resident of Elyria, Ohio, when she was fatally shot on October 29, 2023. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. in the 200 block of Eighth Street. Officers who responded found Todd and a 20-year-old woman, Chrishia Chester, inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds; both were taken to a nearby hospital, and Todd was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Law enforcement arrested three men identified as Johnny Boone, Khayden McFarland, and Kamran Dukes in connection with the shooting as the investigation progressed. The Elyria Police Department has asked anyone with information about the incident to come forward. Todd’s friends and family remember her as a vibrant individual whose life was cut short.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the Elyria Police Department.