Edward E. Craft Jr., 62, was shot multiple times in an overnight attack in southeast Columbus on October 10, 2021. Emergency responders took him to Grant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. The Columbus Police Department arrived at the scene on Smith Road and Valcon Avenue around 1:32 a.m. after reports of a man shot multiple times. This was recorded as the city’s 167th homicide of 2021.

No arrests have been announced and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists the death as an unsolved homicide. The Columbus Police Homicide Unit and central Ohio Crime Stoppers are handling the investigation; the case number is 3671. Family and friends remember Craft as a fun-loving man who enjoyed traveling, playing cards, dominoes, and baseball.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the authorities handling the case.