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Van Douglas Darling III, 25, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was found dead of gunshot wounds to the head and neck on April 10, 2016. He was known to family as Mini and to friends as Diezel. Janae Gresham, 23, was also killed in the same vehicle on Postwoods Drive; a third person, 27-year-old Enouch Kermue, was shot but escaped and survived.

Police say witnesses heard arguing and saw a man pull a gun before shots were fired. Authorities charged 28-year-old Mario D. Hamilton of Reynoldsburg in connection with the killings and the assault on the surviving victim. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Hamilton on multiple counts including murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, aggravated murder, tampering with evidence, and having weapons while under disability. Investigators say Hamilton fled the scene, was later arrested at a nearby apartment, and was carrying a plastic trash bag that reportedly contained clothing and blood-stained articles; Hamilton told police he did not remember what happened.

Van Darling’s family remembers him as a son, father, and boyfriend. Does anyone have information about the early-morning incident on Postwoods Drive or knew Van and the others involved?