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Delano Royster, 26, was found fatally shot on July 2, 2020, in the 1900 block of South Champion Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. He was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:45 p.m. The shooting occurred during a fight inside a home.

Authorities say 25-year-old Trevon Elder allegedly produced a handgun and shot Royster. Another man, Trevon Marteina, 28, was also at the scene; Marteina fled with significant injuries and survived. Elder was taken to Ohio State East Hospital with gunshot wounds and was later arrested and charged with murder; Columbus police homicide detectives identified him as the primary suspect. This was reported as the city’s 60th homicide for 2020.

The investigation remained active and police asked anyone with information to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that afternoon, please come forward.