Duane Edward Penick Jr., a 20-year-old Black male, was found shot and dead on December 15, 2018, at the rear of a building at 1008 E. 17th Ave. in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Division of Police received a call about the scene at approximately 7:13 p.m.; Columbus Fire Medic 13 pronounced Penick Jr. dead at 7:20 p.m. The case remains an unsolved homicide with no arrests or identified suspects, and it is listed in the Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive for December 2018.

Family and friends remember Penick Jr. as a talented athlete who played football and basketball in his youth and as someone who was pursuing a career as a professional barber. Law enforcement continues to seek tips and information that could help solve the case.

If anyone has information about Penick Jr.’s death or was in the area that evening, please share what you know with the Columbus Division of Police.