Lante’ Hughes, 23, was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle at an east Columbus apartment complex on August 6, 2021. The car had multiple bullet holes; Detective Scott Polgar described the killing as an execution. No arrests have been announced in connection with the slaying.

Hughes had been indicted in November 2020 by a Franklin County grand jury alongside eight others in a case tied to a $500,000 theft and drug trafficking scheme involving stolen mail, tax returns and personal checks. Investigators say he had been associating with friends who were more dangerous than he was used to prior to his death.

The Columbus Division of Police has included this case in a new video series called The Unsolved Cases to try to generate leads. The investigation remains open; anyone with information about Hughes or the shooting is asked to contact police.