Layton Steel Ridgedell, an 18-year-old from Westerville, Ohio, was shot and killed on June 3, 2022. He was found unresponsive in a Columbus parking lot near N. Hamilton Rd and Warner Rd around 11:00 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, 15-year-old Mahky Andrews, was also shot in the same incident.

Police say two teenagers, 15-year-old Terrell Hicks-Freeman and 16-year-old Baron Anderson, shot Layton and Mahky during an attempted robbery. Both suspects were later charged with murder, and at least one was ordered to be tried as an adult. Layton’s mother, Shawna Bobst, described him as a good kid who wasn’t involved in gangs or drugs; family and friends remember him as charismatic and compassionate.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the events leading up to it is asked to come forward.