Erique D. Forney Jr. was 17 when he was found fatally shot on February 18, 2020, in the 5400 block of Mallards Marsh on Columbus’s Northeast Side. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene after he was discovered lying on the ground with gunshot wounds.

Police identified a 17-year-old suspect, Joseph Jewell, and issued a murder warrant describing him as armed and dangerous. The Columbus Division of Police continued to investigate and asked anyone with information to come forward. Family and community members remembered Erique for his kind heart and maturity beyond his years.

Few public details beyond the identification of the suspect and the ongoing investigation have been released. If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity in the Mallards Marsh area on February 18, 2020, please contact the Columbus Division of Police.