CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The trial of Marvan Woodfork, Sr., accused of murdering 23-year-old Jennoro Juan Elmore, Jr., is set to begin next month. Woodfork allegedly shot and killed Elmore in the parking lot of the Christopher Inn on North Bridge Street on January 10, 2023.
According to court records, Woodfork was out on bond for felony drug possession at the time of the shooting. During an interrogation with detectives, he reportedly admitted to firing five shots out the second-floor window of the hotel into a vehicle in the parking lot, striking Elmore, who was inside the vehicle. The victim was transported to Adena Regional Medical Center by medics from the Chillicothe Fire Department but unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. He was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for a forensic autopsy.
Woodfork fled the scene following the shooting and was later found in a tent in a wooded area near the Scioto River, about a mile from the crime scene.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear at this time, and the motive for the shooting is unknown. This case is just one of several recent shootings in Ohio’s First Capital as crime rates continue to rise within the city.
