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Kelvin Lee Porter, a 54-year-old Black man, was fatally shot during a home invasion in Columbus, Ohio, on January 12, 2018. Officers responded about 1:18 a.m. to 580 South Napoleon Avenue after reports of a home invasion and gunshots and found Porter in the driveway with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 2:03 a.m.

Investigators determined Porter was the victim of a robbery. Detectives processed the scene and identified a person of interest, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Columbus Police and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers have asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone was in the South Napoleon Avenue area that night or has information about Porter’s robbery and shooting, can you share details with investigators?