The FBI issued a wanted poster for 39-year-old Steven Marlowe, 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. Marlowe is wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in Butler Township, a small town north of Dayton on Friday, police said. 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. The four victims were pronounced dead at the scene. They have not been identified by police. Marlowe was charged with four counts of aggravated murder on Friday and a state warrant was issued for his arrest, according to the FBI. A federal arrest warrant was also issued Saturday after he was charged with “unlawful flight to avoid prosecution,” the FBI said. Police responded to reports of a shooting in Butler Township, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2022. Four people were found fatally shot, police said. WKEF 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 crews in the area in case Marlow comes back,” he told reporters Friday. He also contacted the Dayton Police Department’s Bomb Squad “out of an abundance of caution,” he said. Neighbors have been 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 a shooting in Butler Township, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2022. Four people were found fatally shot, police said. WKEF Marlowe is believed to have fled the area in a white 2007 Ford Edge SUV with Ohio license plate JES9806, police said. He is 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.
