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John Arthur Wilson III, a 22-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on May 25, 2020, in the 1100 block of Smith Road near Lockbourne Road in Columbus, Ohio. Police responded to reports of a fight involving six to eight people; gunshots were heard and medics found Wilson III with at least one gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center.

About two months after the shooting, police arrested 17-year-old Frank Demontae Turner and charged him in connection with the death. The case drew attention to ongoing concerns about violence and gun crime in Columbus and prompted community and law enforcement discussion about prevention.

If anyone witnessed the fight on Smith Road that night or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.