Ayanta Arian Jarmon, known as AJ, was an 18-year-old from Canal Winchester who was shot at a house party on Fairwood Avenue in Columbus around 11:35 p.m. on July 29, 2022. She was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound and later died at Grant Medical Center on July 30, 2022.

Columbus police detained several people for questioning after the shooting and asked anyone with information or photos and video from the party to come forward. On May 11, 2023, 19-year-old Tyshawn Jenkins was indicted on charges including murder, felonious assault and weapons under disability in connection with Ayanta’s death; he was already in custody on unrelated charges at the time of the indictment and is scheduled for arraignment in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

Ayanta graduated from Reynoldsburg High School’s Livingston Campus with a 3.0 GPA and planned to study Allied Health and Sciences and Physical Therapy at the University of Cincinnati. She was active on multiple cheer teams and is remembered by family and friends for her vibrant personality. If anyone attended that party or has photos, video, or other information, please come forward.