De’Monte Rayford, 20, was fatally shot near a Gentleman’s Club on Channingway Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, on August 10, 2020. The shooting happened around 12:40 a.m., just north of I-70 near Brice Road, and Rayford died at the scene.

Columbus police arrested 28-year-old Deone Anthony Logan II in connection with the killing; he was taken into custody in Akron on August 27, 2020, and charged with Rayford’s murder. Franklin County prosecutors later dropped the case in November 2021, citing insufficient evidence and a lack of willing witnesses.

The Rayford family and the local community continue to seek justice for De’Monte. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that night, please come forward with what was seen or heard.