Springfield police asking public for help finding murder suspect

The Springfield Police Division investigates the scene of a shooting along the 600 block of Euclid Avenue Thursday evening, Dec. 21, 2023. According to police they arrived to find a male laying beside the road with a gunshot wound to the head. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

The Springfield Police Division investigates the scene of a shooting along the 600 block of Euclid Avenue Thursday evening, Dec. 21, 2023. According to police they arrived to find a male laying beside the road with a gunshot wound to the head. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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By Jessica Orozco
Jan 23, 2024
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The Springfield Police Division is asking the public to help find a man indicted in a shooting death last month.

Tyren DeArmond, 40, faces two murder charges, a charge of felonious assault, discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises and having weapons while under disability.

The shooting happened about 4:35 p.m. Dec. 21 around Euclid Avenue near South Yellow Springs Street, where Edward Ellington, 53, was shot in the head and found on the sidewalk.

Ellington was transported first to Springfield Regional Medical Center, then by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He died on Christmas Eve.

According to heavily redacted court documents, a person who was there during the shooting told police that he went to the area to pick up DeArmond and give him a ride to Wendy’s, but DeArmond realized his cellphone was missing and thought someone had taken it.

They drove back and a fight broke out at one point, according to court documents. Someone else came to the scene and broke up the fight and soon after, DeArmond allegedly shot Ellington.

A witness told police that DeArmond fired one shot and fled in a white Jeep SUV, according to court documents.

Police on Tuesday asked the public to contact them at 937-324-7716 if they have any related information. Anyone outside Springfield city limits can contact their local law enforcement agency.

Tyren DeArmond. CONTRIBUTED

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About the Author

Jessica Orozco covers crime, courts, government and more in Clark County for the Springfield-News Sun. She previously covered crime and courts for The Lima News, and before that, Orozco interned at The Columbus Dispatch on the metro desk. Orozco has a bachelor of arts in journalism from Ohio State University, from where she graduated in May 2022.