Daeshawn Simington, 25, was fatally shot during a home invasion robbery at the Skyview Townhomes on East Morrill Avenue in Columbus on October 4, 2022. Two armed men forced their way into the apartment and ordered everyone to lie on the floor. Simington returned fire and struck one of the intruders, Earnest Hall, but sustained multiple gunshot wounds and later died.

Authorities arrested Earnest Hall and William Smith Jr. on charges that included murder and aggravated burglary. Hall was found with a red sweatshirt near the scene that one of the victims identified. William Smith Jr. accepted a plea deal and received a minimum 17-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter and two counts of aggravated robbery. A third suspect, 19-year-old Tyreese Fields, was later charged with murder and is awaiting trial.

Family members Michelle Collins and Kenneth Jones have spoken about the impact of Simington’s death on his two daughters, ages 5 and 8, and remember him as loving and trusting. Does anyone have information about the night of October 4, 2022, or knew Daeshawn?