CINCINNATI, Ohio — Nearly two and a half years after the tragic shooting of 26-year-old India Kinamore in Colerain Township, police and prosecutors have announced the arrest of three men in connection with the killing of Kinamore and her unborn child. The arrests mark a major development in a case that shocked the Cincinnati community and left her family grieving.
On March 4, 2023, just after 4:30 a.m., Colerain Township police responded to reports of a shooting at a residential home. Upon arrival, officers found India Kinamore, who was in the late stages of pregnancy, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Kinamore had been scheduled for a labor induction that day, making the loss of her and her unborn child particularly devastating.
After a lengthy investigation, on August 21, 2025, authorities arrested 20-year-old Robert Ervin, 30-year-old Kayvon Warren, and 22-year-old Lamar Morris Suggs in connection with the case. Prosecutors allege that the men conspired to kill Kinamore and her unborn child, citing extensive evidence collected over nearly two years.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney David Hickenlooper explained that investigators had uncovered cell phone communications among the three men that revealed planning and coordination leading up to the shooting. Video evidence also placed the defendants at or near the crime scene. “It would seem this defendant and his co-defendants were conspiring to come up with this plan to kill Miss Kinamore and her unborn child,” Hickenlooper told the court during Warren’s hearing.
Prosecutors allege that Warren, who had been in a relationship with Kinamore, wanted her to terminate the pregnancy. However, Warren’s attorney, Clyde Bennett, denied the claim, stating that Warren had been cooperative with law enforcement and actually wanted the child. Bennett also emphasized that Warren did not flee the jurisdiction despite knowing he was wanted for murder.
At the arraignment, Kinamore’s mother, Terri, urged the judge to set high bonds for the defendants, expressing the grief and anger of a mother who had lost her daughter and grandchild. She recounted receiving a call that morning from her daughter’s 6-year-old son, who had been in the home at the time of the shooting.
Ervin’s attorney argued that his client had no personal ties to Kinamore and was simply “guilty by association.” Prosecutors countered, citing cell phone records and location data that placed Ervin and his vehicle near the crime scene, as well as evidence showing his involvement in coordinating the killing.
All three men—Ervin, Warren, and Suggs—are charged with two counts of murder each. The judge set bond at $300,000 per charge for both Warren and Ervin, who are currently in custody at the Hamilton County Justice Center. Suggs, the third defendant, is already serving time in the Ohio Department of Corrections on an unrelated weapons charge.
The case has brought renewed attention to issues of domestic violence, premeditated crimes involving unborn children, and the complexities of investigations involving multiple suspects. Prosecutors have said they will continue gathering evidence and building their case in preparation for trial.
The tragic loss of India Kinamore and her unborn child continues to reverberate through the community, leaving friends, family, and neighbors mourning while seeking justice for a senseless act of violence.
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