Dearborn Co. community rallies for teen murdered day after he graduated high school

Eighteen-year-old Paycin Kritlow was shot and killed in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, July 19.

He just graduated from South Dearborn High School the day before.

"He was a lot of fun.

Greatsense of humor.

He was apopular kid and he was popularbecause of thatenergy..."NEW AT 11 --REMEMBERING PAYCIN KRITLOW.

."THE 18-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT ANDKILLED SUNDAY MORNING -- WHILEATTENDING A GRADUATION PARTY.HE LOST HIS LIFE -- LESS THAN24 HOURS AFTER GRADUATING FROMSOUTH DEARBORN HIGHSCHOOL."FOR THE FIRST TIME--WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE OFPAYCIN'S TEACHERS.WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER JAKE RYLE EXPLAINSHOW HE'LL BE REMEMBERED."Here at South Dearborn HighSchool - Paycin was rememberedby his sense of humor.

Beingable to light up a room..

Andbeing loved by most everyone."THROUGH THE EYES..

OF ATEACHER..There's some that you'll justremember."SOUTH DEARBORNENGLISH TEACHER..

MARY JACKSONSAYS..

SHE COULDN'T EVERFORGET.He was very well loved.

By allthe teachers."JACKSON TAUGHTPAYCIN KRITLOW THIS YEAR..

SHEREMEMBERS HIM FOR HIS ENERGY..A ZEST FOR LIFE..

AND - FORWHAT ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE ONHISMIND.., "Passion for cars.

It wasn'tabout status.

It wasn't aboutdrag racing.

He appreciatedcars the way other peopleappreciate fine art."HIS CAR..HIS MASTERPIECE.The thing he was excited aboutfor his future.

Getting out ofschool.

Getting a job doingsomething he loved.

And thenfinally getting the money toafford the things he wantedall those years.

To indulge inthe hobby he had."PAYCIN TOOKTHE FIRST STEP..

BY GRADUATINGSATURDAY..BUT..

BY SUNDAYMORNING."Tragedy for two families inour community.

It's also atragedy for all of ourstudents."POLICE SAY HE WASSHOT AND KILLED BY WILLIAMBAKER OUTSIDE OF THIS HOME INRURAL DEARBORN COUNTY.AFTERBAKER WAS TOLD BY HIS DAUGHTERTHAT SHE HAD BEEN SEXUALLYASSULTED.

HIS DAUGHTER WOULDLATER TELL DETECTIVES THAT ITNEVER HAPPENED.BAKER IDCHARGED WITH MURDER.NOW THECOMMUNITY..

IS COMINGTOGETHER..

WITH A GO-FUND-ME..TO HELP COVER FUNERALEXPENSES."If we could give him thesort of funeral that fits hispersonality.

And what hisfriends would like to see forhim."AT SOUTH DEARBORN HIGHSCHOOL..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9 NEWS.