Ira Jabriel Crosby, a 32-year-old Black man, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound on January 29, 2019, in the rear of a house on Ontario Street in Columbus, Ohio, west of East Hudson Street and Cleveland Avenue. A 911 caller reported a possible overdose around 10 p.m.; when police arrived they discovered Crosby’s body and pronounced him dead at 10:19 p.m. His death was recorded as the 10th murder in Columbus that year and is listed as an unsolved homicide by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

No suspect or motive has been identified. The Columbus Police Homicide Unit and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers have been involved and have appealed for tips from the public, but the case remains unresolved. Crosby’s family and community continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about Crosby, his movements that night, or seen anything on Ontario Street around 10 p.m. on January 29, 2019, please contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.