Toby Smith, a 45-year-old Black man, was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound on November 14, 2020, in the 2000 block of Rankin Avenue in East Linden, Columbus, Ohio. Medics pronounced him dead at 10:49 AM and the Columbus Division of Police opened an investigation at the scene.

Police have not identified suspects or made arrests, and no litigation or murder trials have been reported. The case is being treated as an open homicide investigation.

If anyone who lived in East Linden or was near Rankin Avenue on November 14, 2020, has information about what happened to Toby Smith, please contact the Columbus Division of Police.