Allen Wright II, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on September 8, 2022, the day after his birthday. He was found about 12:45 a.m. in the parking lot outside Donericks Pub House on East Broad Street with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Carmel East hospital, where he died.

There were no witnesses at the scene and no suspects identified. Central Ohio Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward for information leading to an arrest, and the Columbus Division of Police says the investigation is ongoing. Wright’s family remembers him as kind and fond of cooking; he is survived by a son, his parents, and extended family.

Can anyone who was in the Donericks Pub House parking area on the night of September 8, 2022, or who has information about this shooting, contact investigators or Crime Stoppers?