Chase Joseph Meola, a 23-year-old Ohio State University student, was fatally shot on October 11, 2020 at an off-campus fraternity party hosted by the then-suspended Phi Kappa Psi. The shooting happened in the parking lot outside the fraternity house on East 14th Avenue. The victim was described as Caucasian and was commemorated by a posthumous degree from Ohio State and a memorial on the quad near the Fisher College of Business erected in 2021.

An 18-year-old, Kinte Mitchell Jr., was arrested the night of the shooting. Mitchell had prior legal issues including an indictment for robbery and was out on bond for three separate felonies, including burglary, when the shooting occurred. He initially pleaded not guilty to murder but later accepted a plea to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification, a first-degree felony, and received a sentence providing at least 15 years and up to 20.5 years in prison.

Meola’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio State University and Phi Kappa Psi, alleging the suspended fraternity continued to hold parties and serve alcohol and created dangerous conditions; that suit was dismissed. The case prompted calls for improved campus safety such as better lighting and more security cameras. Does anyone have direct information about the party, the parking lot, or the events leading up to the shooting?