William Henry Hill III, a 27-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, was shot while driving on August 27, 2019, and later died at a local hospital. The shooting caused his vehicle to crash into a building at about 6:54 PM at the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and N. 17th Avenue. His young daughter was in the car and was taken to hospital; she is expected to be okay.

The Columbus Police Department responded and opened an investigation; as of the latest posting there have been no arrests or identified suspects and the case is listed as an unsolved homicide by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. The investigation remains active and authorities are seeking information from anyone who might have witnessed the shooting or the moments leading up to it.

If anyone was in that area on the evening of August 27, 2019, or has information about the incident, please contact the Columbus Police Department.