Shane L. Goins, 32, was shot in the head on April 4, 2009, at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Zanesville. He was taken to the Ohio State University Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. The shooting followed a confrontation earlier that day between Goins and 22-year-old James Tyrone McCrae.

Police identified McCrae as the suspect and charged him with murder, possessing a weapon under disability, carrying a concealed weapon, and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle. McCrae had prior drug trafficking convictions in Muskingum County and was described as armed and dangerous. The death of Shane Goins had a strong impact on the Zanesville community.

If anyone witnessed the events near Prospect and Oak on April 4, 2009, or has information about the confrontation that morning, please share what is known.