Pete Staten, 51, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on April 24, 2016, during an altercation outside a home on West Castle Road near S. High Street. Witnesses reported a physical fight between Staten and a nearby resident, 52-year-old Douglas Baisden, after which Staten was shot in the chest. He was taken to Grant Medical Center but died of his wounds.

Columbus police and medics responded after a report of a shooting; officers located and arrested Baisden a few blocks from the scene and charged him with murder. The slaying was recorded as the city’s 29th homicide that year. Staten was born August 3, 1964, in Williamson, West Virginia, and is survived by his wife, Karen Staten, and four children: Anthony, Lavena, Brittney, and Jeremy. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Staten.

Does anyone have information about the events on West Castle Road that evening or knew Pete Staten?