Joslynn Brown, 22, was fatally shot in the hallway of an apartment building on Malvern Place in Cincinnati’s Mount Auburn neighborhood on the evening of February 15, 2023. Officers responded about 9:49 p.m.; Cincinnati Fire Department personnel determined she had died at the scene. Family remembered her as loyal and dependable, born and raised in Cincinnati and active in the city’s public school system and local jobs; her obituary said family and friends were always her pride and joy.

Siblings said she had told them she was going to a party with friends, and court records and family statements indicate she was shot after an argument. Based on witness statements, video, and forensic evidence, authorities identified and sought 34-year-old Jarel Jones of Findlay, Ohio; he was arrested in Detroit on March 1, 2023. In April 2026 a jury convicted Jarel Jones of murder and felonious assault, and a judge sentenced him to 21 years to life, after which the case was closed.

Did anyone in Mount Auburn know Joslynn or see anything the night she was killed?