The FBI is involved in a multi-state manhunt for a man charged with aggravated murder in the fatal shooting of four people in Ohio.
The FBI has issued a wanted poster for Stephen Marlow, 39, who they said should be considered “armed and dangerous.” He has ties to Indianapolis, Chicago and Lexington, Kentucky, and “could be in one of those cities,” FBI Cincinnati said on Twitter.
Police said Friday that Marlow is wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in Butler Township, a small town north of Dayton.
Police responding to reports of shots fired shortly before noon found the four victims suffering from gunshot wounds at “multiple crime scenes” in a residential area, the Butler Township Police Department said.
All four victims were pronounced dead at the scene. They have not been identified by the police.
Marlow was charged Friday with four counts of aggravated murder, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest, according to the FBI. A federal warrant was also issued for his arrest Saturday after he was charged with “unlawful flight to avoid prosecution,” the FBI said.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in Butler Township, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2022. Four people were found shot to death, police said.
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Butler Township Police Chief John Porter said they don’t believe there is an ongoing threat to the neighborhood, but “we will continue to have teams in the area in case Marlow comes back,” he told reporters Friday. The Dayton Police Department’s bomb squad was also contacted “out of an abundance of caution,” he said.
Residents were asked to review any CCTV footage from that day.
Porter said police were working to determine “if there was any motive for this horrific tragedy” and had no further information on the investigation.
“This is the first violent crime in this neighborhood in recent memory,” Porter said.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in Butler Township, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2022. Four people were found shot to death, police said.
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Marlow is believed to have fled the area in a white 2007 Ford Edge SUV with Ohio license plate JES9806, police said.
He was described by police as approximately 5’11”, 160 pounds with short brown hair and was last seen wearing shorts and a yellow T-shirt.
ABC News’ Matt Foster contributed to this report.