Joshua Moyer, 39, was an attorney and husband living in Columbus, Ohio. In the pre-dawn hours of May 31, 2022, he discovered a man breaking into his wife’s car in the driveway on Parkglen Road in the far southwest part of the city. Around 4:20 a.m. Moyer confronted the suspect and attempted to detain him until police arrived. During the struggle the man produced a gun, shot Moyer in the chest, and fled. Joshua Moyer died from his injuries.

Columbus Police detectives learned the suspect had been rummaging through several vehicles in the neighborhood that same morning. Investigators collected evidence, canvassed the area and obtained home surveillance footage from residents, work that led them to a suspect. In July 2022 police identified 31-year-old Derek Hotelling and filed a murder charge; he was already being held on unrelated drug charges and was arraigned for Moyer’s killing on July 12, 2022, with bond set at $500,000.

If anyone in the Parkglen Road area recalls activity before dawn on May 31, 2022, or has footage or information that was not shared with investigators, please come forward.