NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — As law enforcement works to track down a teenage suspect in a homicide investigation, family members of the victims are asking for the community’s help.
A 17-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing Rusty Larison, 59, and Ryan Larison, 34, inside their New Richmond home on July 14. Another 17-year-old has already been arrested in connection to the shooting, as well as 18-year-old Anthony Montgomery and 20-year-old Dakota Pfeiffer.
Police said at around 1:56 a.m. Thursday, a neighbor called 911 to report hearing gunshots in the Richmond Estates Mobile Home Park on SR-132. The caller told dispatchers her neighbor's lights were on and her son had gone to check on them. When he looked inside the home, he found two men dead.
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office officials released a picture of Montgomery, saying he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Ashley Larison-Cook, the sister and daughter of the two victims, said she can’t understand why anyone would want to hurt her family members.
‘My dad and brother were amazing," Larison-Cook said. "The most kind and giving people that you could ever possibly meet."
Monday’s announcement from law enforcement officials had Larison-Cook on edge.
“We’re feeling anxious. We want this to be resolved. We want justice for my father and brother. That’s what they deserve. We’re just hoping it happens soon,” she said.
She now is asking for the community’s help in bringing a resolution to the investigation.
“I ask the community somebody knows where he is. He’s with somebody. He’s a 17-year-old kid. He’s not running on his own. Somebody has him. Somebody knows where he is,” she added. “What he has done is absolutely unforgivable. He has the opportunity to do the right thing: turn himself in.”
Larison-Cook said her focus is now on coming up with funds to pay for two unexpected funerals. She said the New Richmond Cafe on Front Street in New Richmond, will be hosting a benefit on July 30.
The family has also set up a GoFundMe to help cover the costs.
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