Damariante Dillingham, a 30-year-old Black/African American man, was shot during a family gathering on the evening of July 11, 2025, on the 800 block of State Street in Lima, Ohio. Officers responding around 7:40 p.m. found him wounded; he was taken to Mercy Health–St. Rita’s Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Detectives interviewed multiple witnesses as they began piecing together how a celebration had turned into a fatal confrontation.
Within a day, police identified a suspect: 22-year-old Damien Durr. He was booked into the Allen County Jail on July 12 on a preliminary murder charge and was later held on a $1 million bond as the investigation continued. Local reports described the arrest as tied directly to the shooting at the family gathering, while jail records documented his booking details.
Public memorial notices later confirmed Dillingham’s full name and age and marked July 11, 2025, as the date of his death. Community remembrance pages recorded the loss, while homicide tracking resources listed his race and gender as part of the case record. As court proceedings moved forward, authorities continued to ask anyone with information to come forward, underscoring how a summer evening meant for family became a moment of irrevocable sorrow.
