Shaniqua Marcella Dawkins-Turner, a 29-year-old Black woman from Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot on January 11, 2021, while walking toward the front door of a residence on Leona Avenue. A friend had driven her to the location; as she approached the door an unknown assailant fired multiple times and then fled on foot. Columbus police found her in critical condition and she was later pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists the case as an unsolved homicide. No arrests or suspects have been identified and authorities have appealed to the public for information. The shooting has left family and friends seeking answers and closure.

If anyone has details about that evening on Leona Avenue or saw anything suspicious, please come forward with information.