On June 16, 2022, 20-year-old Abukar Abdullahi Abdiaziz, a male of Somali descent, was fatally shot in the Franklin Township area of Columbus, Ohio. Deputies found Abdiaziz around 2:10 p.m. lying in the roadway near Knob Hill Court East and Westport Road with multiple upper-body gunshot wounds; he was taken to OhioHealth Doctors West Hospital and pronounced dead.

Detectives say the shooting occurred at the Havenwood Townhomes complex, where Abdiaziz lived. Investigators have been interviewing potential witnesses to establish a motive and identify other parties involved, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly named. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Abdiaziz’s death is being mourned by his family and the local community; he was the uncle of three children and was connected to the Hilltop Youth Social Justice Collaborative through family ties. Does anyone who knew Abukar or who was in the Havenwood Townhomes area on June 16, 2022 have information to share?