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Laurance Ball, 36, of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot outside Podunk’s Bar on East Dublin-Granville Road on March 11, 2022. The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m.; gunfire erupted in the bar’s parking lot and Ball died at a hospital shortly afterward. The incident produced multiple casualties, including Mareo Bell, a 33-year-old security guard, who later died of his injuries two weeks after the shooting.

Authorities identified 34-year-old Wayne Carvel Anthony Lee Coffman as a suspect in the case. Coffman was charged with murder, attempted murder, and felonious assault; the court found he began the violence by shooting Anthony Ray Smith inside the bar, which led to the subsequent exchange of gunfire in the parking lot. Coffman was later sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 39 years.

Ball is remembered by family and friends as a dedicated, loving person active in her community. Does anyone have information about Laurance Ball’s activities that night or contacts who might help fill gaps in the timeline?