Marsean Kato, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot at the Eagle Fuels Market, 3851 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, in the early morning hours of February 24, 2021. Patrol officers arrived after reports of a shooting at about 3:24 AM and found Kato with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries on March 2, 2021.

No suspects or arrests have been announced and the case remains under investigation by the Columbus Police Department with assistance from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Family and friends describe Kato as smart, protective, funny, and kind; he loved music, had recently graduated from Groveport Schools, supported his younger sister through cancer, and planned to attend trucking school to start his own business.

Anyone with information about what happened at the Eagle Fuels Market that night is asked to contact investigators with tips that could help solve this homicide.