Ja’Kharia Zaire Morgan, a 20-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was killed on November 14, 2018, during a shootout that occurred three days after her 20th birthday. She was a passenger in a car that stopped on Myrtle Avenue near Perdue Avenue early that morning. The driver exited and got into an altercation with someone outside; gunfire followed. Morgan remained in the vehicle and was struck by a bullet while attempting to duck. She was pronounced dead at Riverside Methodist Hospital.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting. Major Steven Tucker said the driver was not believed to be the shooter, and the nature of the driver’s relationship to Morgan was not clear. No arrests have been announced and interviews were ongoing at the time of the report. Morgan is survived by her mother, Yolanda Bush; father, Dan Johnson; step-father, Robert Bush; siblings Ja’Quinta, Ja’Meisha, Ja’Kayla and Ja’Hiem Morgan; step-sisters Rayannaua Reed, Shamell Robinson, Briannaia Bush, Miracal Hunter; and many other relatives and friends.

Does anyone have information about the early-morning shooting on Myrtle Avenue near Perdue Avenue that could help investigators?