Sebastian M. Watkins, 34, was killed on June 3, 2019, in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. Watkins was visiting a relative at an apartment complex when an argument broke out; Alexis Byrd, 38, produced a gun and shot Watkins multiple times. Responding officers found Watkins on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alexis Byrd was arrested and charged with murder. The prosecution later accepted a plea; Byrd pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and illegal possession of a firearm and received an indefinite prison term of 17 to 22 years in October 2023. Byrd also pleaded guilty to a separate domestic violence charge and was given a concurrent one-year sentence. The Watkins family has expressed disappointment with the plea, and the loss of key witnesses who had moved away since the incident was cited as a factor affecting the case.

If anyone knew Sebastian, the circumstances at the apartment that night, or the witnesses who left the area, please share information.