Marquelis Shaquan Barnes was 16 when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on June 29, 2017. Known as Quel-Bandz, he was a rising senior at Focus Learning Academy, a member of New Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Missionary Church in Pataskala, and enjoyed music, basketball, playing PS4 with friends, and time with family.

Around 1:56 a.m. police responded to reports of multiple gunshots at a BP gas station on East Main Street and found Marquelis in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. The case remains unsolved and no arrests have been announced; the Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit is investigating and has asked anyone with information to come forward.

Marquelis’ family and community continue to mourn his loss and remember his quiet, gentle spirit. If anyone has information about that night, please share it with investigators.