Sayuri Casas Yerena was 18 when she was shot to death on December 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. She and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Victor F. Mendez-Paredes, were found inside a vehicle near 2231 Courtside Drive after officers answered reports of a robbery in progress and shots fired. Both were critically injured and pronounced dead at the scene shortly after about 3:59 AM.

Columbus Police have not announced any arrests or identified suspects in Sayuri’s killing. The case is being handled through the Homicide Cold Case Unit, and investigators continue to seek information from anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the area that night.

If anyone has information about what happened near Courtside Drive on December 25, 2015, please contact the Columbus Police Department.