Tyrel Quentin Lee Saunders was 20 when he was shot and killed outside the Dairy Mart on Pine Street in Zanesville, Ohio, on July 23, 2021. Zanesville Police attempted to render aid at the scene but Tyrel could not be saved. The location is described in reports as known for criminal activity.

Two 17-year-old Columbus juveniles, Bobby Colvin and Rodreigez Tanner, were arrested and charged with tampering with evidence, carrying concealed weapons, and obstructing official business. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office concluded that, because Ohio’s Stand Your Ground law creates a presumption of self-defense if claimed by the assailant, homicide charges related to Tyrel’s death could not be filed; the juveniles were not prosecuted for the killing though they faced other charges.

Tyrel’s family remembered him as a loving, joyful person. They did not hold public services and he was buried near his brother at a later date. Does anyone who was in the Pine Street area that night or who knew Tyrel have information that could shed more light on what happened?