Jermonte Fletcher, 33, was killed on January 27, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio, after a gun battle with law enforcement at a South Side apartment. Fletcher, described as the reported leader of the Short North Posse drug-trafficking ring, had been a fugitive for over a year following an indictment on multiple counts including selling cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone, and marijuana, plus firearms possession and money laundering. He faced a mandatory minimum of 115 years if convicted on all counts.

According to reports, Fletcher opened fire when officers attempted to arrest him; officers returned fire and killed him. No officers were shot, though one was hospitalized for a knee injury sustained while removing an 8-year-old boy from the apartment. The names of the officers were not released and an investigation into the shooting was ongoing.

Did anyone in Columbus at the time have information about Fletcher’s activities or the Short North Posse that could help clarify what happened that day?