Jamir Thompkins was a 15-year-old sophomore at Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was a dedicated A-student and three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. Known to family and friends as Bam, he was due to start at running back for his school’s homecoming game and was described as working hard to help his mother and bringing laughter to those around him.

On the evening of September 28, 2023, about one week before his 16th birthday, Jamir and four football teammates stopped for snacks at a Sunoco in the Bond Hill neighborhood. As they walked home near Paddock Road and Regent Avenue at roughly 8:25 p.m., a car drove past and an occupant opened fire. Jamir was struck and collapsed in the gas station parking lot; he was pronounced dead. A second teenager was shot and survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit investigated and arrested a 16-year-old, Carl’leeyon Anderson, one week later; he was charged with murder and also accused in a separate August 2023 drive-by that left another victim paralyzed. If anyone knew Jamir, his routines, or saw activity near Paddock Road and Regent Avenue that night, please share what was seen.