Jahmeila Warren, 26, a Black woman, was found fatally shot late Tuesday morning, October 28, 2025, inside a Hartwell apartment on the 6600 block of Leeds Lane in Cincinnati. Police were dispatched around 11:50 a.m. and arrived to find Warren and a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; Cincinnati Fire crews attempted lifesaving measures, but both were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the man as 32-year-old Eric Dawson.
Detectives said early findings indicate Dawson shot Warren before turning the gun on himself, and the department's Homicide Unit continued to process the scene and gather evidence through the afternoon. Neighbors and local outlets described a rapid, heavy police response off Compton Road as investigators worked to reconstruct the sequence of events inside the apartment. As of the latest updates, police were not seeking additional suspects and asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit.
Warren's death was recorded among those lost to gun violence on October 28, 2025, and memorial postings began appearing online in the days that followed, reflecting community grief as the investigation continued. Local coverage and police communications consistently characterized the case as an apparent murder-suicide, with Dawson named as the shooter and no arrests possible given his death.
