On August 1, 2023, at about 5 a.m., 42-year-old Nicholas Ledbetter was shot in an apartment on Meredith Drive in Springfield Township, Cincinnati, Ohio. He suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he died.

Court documents identify Brandon Dodson as a suspect and allege Dodson shot Ledbetter multiple times during a robbery. Dodson reportedly fled to Clarksville, Tennessee, with help from an acquaintance and was taken into custody in Tennessee on August 8, 2023; he faces charges of aggravated murder. The apartment’s primary residents, a woman and her two daughters, were not present when the shooting occurred.

A GoFundMe was set up for a memorial service and to support the local recovery community in Ledbetter’s honor, and friends and family shared memories and condolences. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Springfield Township Police Department or Crimestoppers.