Talando Whitmore was 26 when he was killed outside Putter’s Pub on East Livingston Avenue in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, on December 17, 2022. An altercation began inside the bar; Whitmore and another man, Kennieyl Rice, were escorted outside by security, and shootings occurred there that left Whitmore dead.

Surveillance footage and witness statements were used to identify two men involved. Rashaun Thorpe, 29, was shown on video firing three shots in the area where Whitmore’s body was found and was arrested and charged with murder; he was arraigned and held on $1 million bond. Kennieyl Rice was charged with felonious assault for shooting another person in the leg and was later arrested.

The case involves multiple firearms and a sequence of events outside the bar that night; legal proceedings are ongoing. If anyone saw what happened outside Putter’s Pub that evening or has information about the shootings, please share what is known.