Kawme Dejuan Patrick was 25 when he died on June 30, 2016, after an officer-involved shooting on the south side of Columbus. Officers Cassie Scott and Linda Gutierrez, both described as eight-year Columbus Police Division veterans, responded to a report of a black male with a gun at an apartment on Lockhurst Road. A confrontation on the apartment’s front lawn resulted in multiple shots; Patrick was taken to Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead. A gun was recovered at the scene.

No criminal charges were filed against the officers, and no arrests were announced. Patrick is remembered by his mother Tasha Reeder, father Larry D. Crews, three sons Kawme Jr., Kawtrae, and Jashaun, and siblings Tashawnda, Shaquille, Lamondtae, and Michael. The shooting prompted questions about the circumstances and the use of force.

If anyone knew Kawme or witnessed the incident, does anyone have information that could clarify what happened that day?