On the evening of November 19, 2025, 29-year-old man Dustin Willey was spending what should have been a routine few hours helping the mother of his oldest child move her belongings out of a troubled home on Huss Street in Tiffin, Ohio. The move had been arranged because of ongoing domestic issues with her husband, 42-year-old Ryan Eagon, who was believed to be working out of town.
Shortly after 6 p.m., the quiet of the neighborhood broke when multiple 911 calls reported shots and screams coming from the 100 block of Huss Street, drawing Tiffin police to the address at approximately 6:24 p.m.
Inside the house, Willey and the children's mother had been gathering the last of her things, while their two children, a seven-year-old and a seven-month-old, waited near a vehicle outside. A child's cry cut through their work and pulled them toward the driveway, where they saw Eagon unexpectedly present. What unfolded in the next moments, reconstructed later from witness accounts and physical evidence, was rapid and brutal. Investigators say Eagon pushed past the mother and chased Willey, firing multiple rounds at him as he tried to flee. After wounding Willey, Eagon turned his gun on the children, shooting both before directing additional fire at Willey.
According to the police account, the mother, uninjured but suddenly surrounded by her gravely wounded children, carried them back into the home while waiting for help to arrive. When officers and Tiffin Fire & Rescue reached the scene, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds and began lifesaving measures. Willey and the seven-year-old child were rushed to local hospitals, where both later died from their injuries. The infant and Eagon were pronounced dead at the residence, Eagon having died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound that ended the attack and ensured there would never be a trial.
In the days that followed, authorities formally identified Eagon as the sole gunman in what they described as a domestic-related murder–suicide, emphasizing that the violence occurred as the children's mother attempted to leave the relationship. The Tiffin Police Department, working with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Seneca County Coroner's Office, continues to process evidence and complete autopsies, but investigators have not indicated the presence of any other suspects. Because the person responsible for the shootings died at the scene, no arrests have been made, and none are expected; the case is being treated as a closed circle of domestic violence that exploded into lethal force rather than an open manhunt.
The aftermath of Willey's death has rippled through Tiffin. City leaders and police officials have spoken publicly about the emotional toll on the families, first responders, medical staff, schools, and neighbors, describing a community unaccustomed to such concentrated tragedy. A candlelight vigil was quickly organized at the All Patriots Memorial so residents could mourn together, honor Willey and the children, and offer visible support to the surviving family. As the investigation moves through its final stages, the picture that remains is of a man who came to help his child's mother start over and instead became one of four lives taken in a matter of minutes on a November night.
