Tolen L. Flowers Sr., a 30-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, was shot in the head near Cleveland Avenue and East Spring Street about 2:08 a.m. on April 16, 2022. Columbus Fire Medic #1 pronounced him deceased at 2:15 a.m. His family remembers him for an energetic personality and loving spirit; he is survived by his sons, Tolen Flowers Jr. and Amia Davis Wynn.

The case remains an active investigation. Prosecutors in Franklin County indicted 27-year-old Shawnquita Howard on two counts of murder for allegedly shooting Flowers; she was expected to appear in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators to help bring justice for Tolen L. Flowers Sr.