Kirk D. Perine, a 59-year-old resident of Lima, Ohio, was shot and killed on the evening of February 15, 2023. Police responded to reports of gunfire near Felt Chiropractic on Allentown Road after witnesses saw a Black man in red fire toward employees in the office parking lot and then flee east through an alley. Witnesses later said the suspect encountered Perine and entered a vehicle with him. The suspect then exited the car, which was stopped in the middle of North Rosedale Avenue, and fired a round through the windshield. Perine suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Law enforcement arrested 21-year-old Lima resident Michael Oliphant in connection with the shooting. A grand jury returned a murder charge in April 2023; Oliphant pleaded not guilty and was later found competent to stand trial in July 2023. A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 7, 2025, in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Who has information about Perine’s movements that evening or about the events near Felt Chiropractic?