Shawn Lee Patilla, a 49-year-old Black man, was found with an apparent gunshot wound inside the Oakland Park Bar & Grill, 1427 Oakland Park Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, on the night of February 4, 2018. Officers arrived after a shooting was reported at about 11:34 p.m. He was working as a security guard at the bar when he was discovered and was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m. on February 5, 2018.

The death has been classified as an unsolved homicide. The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office have investigated the case, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. The case is listed in the Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive, and investigators continue to request information from anyone who might help provide answers.

If anyone knew Shawn, saw activity near Oakland Park Bar & Grill that night, or has information relevant to the shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.