Columbus homicides dropped by considerable numbers in 2024, with the city experiencing a 17% decrease in killings over the previous year. The downward trend has continued in 2025 with homicides and shootings down through the first several months of the year.
The Dispatch tracks all homicides to get a sense of where violence is happening in the city and Franklin County and to remember the victims. This list is preliminary, and the number of homicides can change as law enforcement investigates each case and decides whether the killing was criminal, justified, accidental, or the result of suicide.
The Dispatch excludes fatal overdoses, accidents, suicides and unintentional hit-and-run deaths. The information we compile comes from Columbus and Franklin County law enforcement, court records and interviews with family and loved ones of homicide victims and is subject to change.
Man, 44, charged with murder in Southeast Side shooting
June 30: A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting on the city’s Southeast Side
Columbus police responded to a shooting report at the 3100 block of Delta Marine Drive at 12:20 a.m. June 30. On arrival, they found a man —later identified as 46-year-old Joshua Williams— suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:46 p.m.
Police have charged Eric Powell, whom police say is homeless, with murder in connection with the shooting. Powell is in custody at the Franklin County jail.
A few businesses are located on Delta Marine Drive off of Gender Road, including a truck repair service and a truck parts store.
One dead, three injured in shooting
June 28: One person died and three more were injured in a shooting south of Sullivant Avenue on Avonia Drive on Columbus’ West Side.
Columbus police responded to the shooting at 10 p.m. June 28, according to a police news release. Two people were transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, and one was later pronounced dead, police said.
Police later identified the person who died as Abdiwali Isaak, 18.
Two more people were in stable condition, police said. One was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the other received treatment at the scene.
Police identify man killed in West Side shooting
June 28: Columbus police on July 2 identified a Columbus man who was killed in a shooting on June 28 on the city’s West Side.
Columbus police responded to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of South Eureka Avenue at 3:34 p.m. June 28, according to a news release.
Responding officers found 44-year-old Omar Alvarez suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. Columbus Division of Fire medics transported Alvarez in critical condition to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m., police said.
Arnolfo Aguirre-Ramos, 46, was charged with murder. He was arrested June 29 and is in custody at the Franklin County jail, police said. Homicide detectives have not publicly stated a motive for the shooting.
Man arrested in fatal shooting after Southeast Side robbery
A Columbus police SWAT team arrested a man wanted on murder charges for a shooting on the Southeast Side.
Toreal Crawford, 33, was arrested July 8 and incarcerated in the Franklin County Jail.
Columbus police responded at 2:12 p.m. on June 25 to a report of a robbery on the 4400 block of Coble Hill Drive. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive man in the 5400 block of Coble Square Place.
The man, identified as Mohamadou Diallo, 25, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:12 p.m., according to a Columbus police news release.
People detained at the scene cooperated with the investigation, police said.
The Columbus Division of Police is asking anyone with information on the homicide to call Detective Journey at (614) 645-4953, the homicide unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-8477.
Suspect charged in fatal after-hours club shooting
June 18: Columbus police on July 2 identified a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting outside of an after-hours club in North Linden.
Columbus police received a report of a shooting at 1:04 a.m. June 18 near the intersection of Oakland Park Avenue and Medina Avenue, according to a news release.
Officers arriving at the scene found Jayvon Gore, 28, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a criminal complaint filed by city homicide detectives. Witnesses told police that Gore was shot when several people exchanged gunfire in the club parking lot.
Gore was transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, where he died at 1:41 a.m. June 18, police said.
Columbus Division of Fire Station 16, located near the shooting, was struck by gunfire, but no firefighters were injured.
Police on July 2 publicly identified Torea Crawford, 33, as a suspect in the shooting. As of the evening of July 2, Crawford was not in police custody, according to Franklin County jail records.
Shooting in downtown Columbus kills one, injures six
June 14: One person died and six more were injured in a shooting in Downtown Columbus near the Scioto River on Columbus police said.
Officers responded to a shooting at about 3:15 a.m. June 14 at the intersection of South Ludlow Street and West Town Street. Five adults and one juvenile were shot, police said in a media release.
Jusiah Mason, 18, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and died the next day, police said. The other victims were transported to hospitals in stable condition.
Another shooting victim arrived at the hospital separately in stable condition, and a second juvenile was injured in the incident but wasn’t struck by gunfire, police said.
The crime scene remained active through the morning as people marching in the Stonewall Columbus Pride March lined up with floats and signs about two blocks away.
Police said a large gathering of people were in the area at the time and asked anyone with video, photos or other digital evidence to upload it online for investigators.
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Man killed in Whitehall billiard parlor shooting
June 6: A 35-year-old man died after being shot just before midnight June 6 at a billiard parlor, Whitehall police said.
Officers responded to Players Family Billiards, 4380 E. Main St., where they found Corey Divers with a gunshot wound, according to a police news release.
He died shortly after being taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital, according to the release.
“Violence like this will not be tolerated in Whitehall,” police Lt. Tanner Williams said in the release. “We are aggressively pursuing every lead and using every available resource to find the person responsible.”
As of June 7, police had not arrested anyone. They asked those with information to call them at 614-237-6333, ext. 1263.
Man fatally stabbed on Columbus’ East Side
June 3, 2025: Columbus police responded to a stabbing report about 10 p.m. June 3 on the 3100 block of Allegheny Drive, according to a news release. Officers found Damon Riley, 35, suffering from a stab wound.
Medics took Riley to a local hospital, where he died about 10:30 p.m., according to the release.
Another man at the scene told police he had stabbed Riley in self-defense after Riley assaulted him, according to the news release.
The man is cooperating with detectives, and an investigation into the stabbing continues, police said.
A Mexican restaurant is located on the 3100 block of Allegheny Drive.
Previous homicide coverage: May 2025, April 2025, March 2025, February 2025
Anyone with information on a Columbus homicide can contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730. People with information on a Franklin County homicide can contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 614-525-3350. Franklin County Crime Stoppers Anonymous accepts anonymous tips at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
Are we missing details or other information from a homicide case? Email the Dispatch newsroom at newsroom@dispatch.com.
Public safety and breaking news reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Here’s the latest on Columbus and Franklin County homicide cases in June 2025
Reporting by Bailey Gallion, Dean Narciso and Shahid Meighan, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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