Atayia Nichols, 24, was fatally shot at the Glenwood Community Center in Columbus, Ohio, on June 15, 2022. The shooting occurred about 5:20 p.m.; Nichols was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 5:54 p.m. She had gone to the community center to seek relief from the heat and was not part of the fight witnesses say broke out before the shooting, but was trying to protect her half-sister.

Police said the incident may have involved more than one shooter and noted it was the fifth shooting in Columbus parks since April 23, 2022. A 15-year-old, Avent’tay Soloman, was arrested nearby, treated for injuries, and charged with Nichols’ murder and felonious assault of another victim; Soloman has entered a plea equivalent to not guilty in juvenile court and the case remains under investigation. The community held a candlelight vigil and called for action to address the pattern of park violence.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the events at Glenwood Community Center that day, please share what is known.