Victim in Cincinnati crime spree helped countless students as paraprofessional at Evanston Academy After shooting, killing Ire Johnson, suspect stole car before setting himself on fire Share Updated: 6:30 PM EDT May 27, 2021 After shooting, killing Ire Johnson, suspect stole car before setting himself on fire Share Updated: 6:30 PM EDT May 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THE MURDER AND ENDED WHEN THE SUSPECT DIED AFTER SETTING HIMSELF ON FIRE, TODAY’S DEVELOP AND ADDS TO THE SADNESS AND SHOCK. INSIDE THE HALLS OF EVANSTON ACADEMY, THE WORK IRE JOHNSON DID WILL BE REMEMBERED BY PARENTS LIKE TESTS. >> SHE WAS GIVING HER LIFE TO STUDENTS EVERY DAY AND NOW SHE CAN’T DO THAT ANYMORE. TODD: SHE WAS A PARAPROFESSIONAL AT THE SCHOOL, BRADLEY FARMER SHOT AND KILLED HER MONDAY AT SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, THE TWO HAD A RELATIONSHIP IN THE PAST. >> IT IS SCARY. >> IT APPEARS TO BE A DANGEROUS TREND THAT CONTINUES IN THE PANDEMIC. >> WE CALL IT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, IT HAS ABSOLUTELY SPIKED. THERE IS NOT ALWAYS A PERFECT WORD FOR IT BUT IT IS EXTREME IS SAD. TODD: SHE SAYS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE CASES JUMPED FROM FOUR IN 2019 TO 16 LAST YEAR IN HAMILTON COUNTY. >> IT HAS NOT STOPPED. IT IS NOT ONE PERSON’S LIFE LOST, IT IS A COMMUNITY, IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS FRIENDS, IT IS FAMILY, IT IS COWORKERS. TODD: NOW, SOME CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS WHO HOPED TO SPEND THE NIGHT MARKING THE END OF A PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR WILL DO THEIR BEST TO COMFORT KIDS TROUBLING TO UNDERSTAND. >> I DON’T THINK YOU CAN PROCESS ALL OF IT RIGHT NOW. TODD: CPS OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE DEVASTATED OF THE TRAGIC LOSS OF JOHNSON, THEIR HEARTS BREAK FOR MS. JOHNSON, HER FAMILY