Nick Roach, 31, was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen outside his home at 438 S. Kenilworth Ave. in Lima, Ohio, on November 26, 2024, at about 10:40 p.m. He was unresponsive and was pronounced dead after arrival at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center.

Police have identified 43-year-old Javin Mayo as a person of interest. Investigators linked a vehicle connected to Mayo to the scene and executed a search warrant at the Gatehouse Apartments on North Cable Road where he was believed to be, but Mayo was not located and remains at large. Mayo is under supervision by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for prior convictions including carrying a concealed weapon and having a weapon under disability. As of December 2, 2024, he had not been apprehended.

Anyone with information about this case or Mayo’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lima Police Department at 419-227-4444 or CrimeStoppers at 419-229-7867. Has anyone in the area seen the vehicle linked to the scene or noticed Mayo recently?