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Jared Bentley, 24, was fatally shot on October 23, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio, after an altercation in the parking lot of the Reserve at Parkwick apartments near I-270 and Georgesville Road. Police report Bentley arrived in a vehicle and became involved in an argument between two small groups. During the dispute a 17-year-old pulled a handgun and fired several shots; one struck Bentley. He tried to drive away but made it only a few hundred yards before exiting his vehicle and collapsing.

Investigators say the shooting followed a drug deal that went wrong: Bentley was allegedly trying to flee after a misunderstanding during an attempted cocaine purchase. The incident was counted as the 104th homicide in Columbus for 2017 and drew response from the Columbus Police Homicide Unit and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, who questioned witnesses as part of the inquiry.

Did anyone in the area that night see the dispute or the vehicle Bentley left in?