Alexander Joseph Lorms was an 18-year-old student at Whetstone High School who was fatally shot during a robbery on May 1, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Described as a leader with a friendly personality and a unique style, Lorms was killed in a house on the 1900 block of Republic Avenue after the sellers and buyers arranged a drug sale.

Ralph E. Barrie, 18 at the time of the case, and Camden W. Jester, then 17, planned to rob Lorms after arranging to buy marijuana from him. When both produced guns, Lorms tried to flee; Barrie shot him four times in the back. The pair left with marijuana, Xanax, and a gun. Barrie was arrested on May 29, 2017, after returning to the state and was indicted on multiple charges. Jester pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery and received a 15-year sentence; Barrie pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to life with no parole for 23 years.

The community mourned Lorms and his family received widespread condolences. Does anyone have memories of Alex or information about the events that night?