John Barnett, 53, was fatally shot on September 24, 2023, in Harrison Township, Ohio. The shooting happened about 7:25 p.m. in the 1900 block of Ontario Avenue after Barnett’s grandsons, ages 20 and 15, called him to help calm an argument. A 31-year-old man who had come to the house seeking another person shot Barnett in front of the grandsons and neighbors. Deputies attempted life-saving measures but Barnett was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect fled but was apprehended nearby shortly afterward and was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on suspicion of murder. A tampering with evidence charge against 31-year-old Joseph Anthony Flippo was later dismissed without prejudice on October 2, 2023. No further charges have been reported and the investigation is ongoing.

Does anyone have information about the events that led to this shooting or saw what happened that evening?