Kenzie Grace Spurlock-Flowers

Kenzie Grace Spurlock-Flowers was a cherished daughter and beloved sister known for her kind, loving, and hardworking spirit. Friends remembered the 19-year-old White woman as a beautiful soul, full of life, who brightened everyone’s day.

On the late afternoon of Thursday, May 4, 2023, Cincinnati police officers responded to a report of two people shot in the 4200 block of Chambers Street in the city's Northside neighborhood. First responders found Kenzie suffering from at least one gunshot wound. She was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where she died shortly after arriving.

At the scene, officers also discovered the body of 22-year-old Dayshawn Blair. He was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Cincinnati Police Department’s Homicide Unit launched an investigation into the two deaths.

Investigators quickly determined that the incident was an apparent murder-suicide. Police believe that Blair shot Kenzie before turning the gun on himself. Because the primary suspect died at the scene, no arrests were made in Kenzie's death, and the case is considered closed.

The investigation was declared ongoing as of May 2023. Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call the Cincinnati Police Department's Homicide Unit at 513-352-3542.