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James A. Flannery, 59, was shot and killed on July 30, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio, while working as a Papa John’s pizza delivery driver. He had delivered a pizza to a vacant house on Kenaston Drive that was part of a planned robbery by three individuals. When Flannery realized something was wrong, he threw the pizza and drinks and tried to flee; Latrell D. Richey shot him in the back and the three suspects left with the food and money.

Investigators traced the call used to order the pizza to Sir Jeffrey S. Carroll Jr., who was arrested after that link; an anonymous tip identified Jalen D. Hughes, and Richey was arrested later. Carroll pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received nine years and 11 months. Hughes, a juvenile at the time, was placed on probation. Richey was convicted of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping and sentenced to 33 years to life.

Flannery’s daughter, Angie Breden, remembered him as a man with a big laugh who gave tight, bear hugs and was much more than a pizza deliveryman. Did anyone in the area remember deliveries to the Kenaston Drive address or notice anything suspicious that night?