Efrem Blackwell Jr., 22, was found with a gunshot wound in the 1700 block of Rainbow Park on Columbus’s east side just after midnight on April 22, 2022. Columbus Fire Medic 14 responded and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:39 a.m. His death was counted as the city’s 32nd homicide for 2022.

The Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the CPD Homicide Unit or submit tips to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.

Family and friends remember Blackwell as kind-hearted and someone who brought joy to others. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Efrem and can help investigators?