Darwin Garcia, 25, was fatally shot just after 3 a.m. on April 25, 2022, on the 100 block of Whitethorne Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Officers found Garcia with an apparent gunshot wound; Columbus Fire Medic 17 pronounced him dead at the scene at 3:25 a.m. A 33-year-old man was also wounded and taken to Grant Medical Center in serious but stable condition.

The Columbus Police Department has not identified suspects or made arrests; the Homicide Unit continues to investigate. Garcia’s death was recorded as the city’s 35th homicide for 2022. Family and friends are seeking answers and the community has been urged to provide any information that might help solve the case.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Whitethorne Avenue that could assist investigators, please come forward.