Najmuddeen Abdus Salaam, 48, was found dead on March 29, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. He was discovered lying on the ground near a residence on East 26th Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene after officers and medics responded. The incident was quickly determined to be a homicide.

Salaam had a prior run-in with police: on May 15, 2017, an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper stopped him and reported finding 249 grams of cocaine, laptops, cellphones, and $1,085 in cash. Those items were described as proceeds from drug sales, and he was indicted on drug-related offenses and arraigned with bail set at $150,000.

No arrests have been made in connection with his murder and the Columbus Police Department continues to investigate. If anyone has information about Salaam’s death or was in the East 26th Avenue area on March 29, 2018, please come forward.