Cherod D. Houchins, 21, was fatally shot at a home on Stevens Avenue in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus on July 28, 2014. The shooting was one of two that night; Robert D. Bass, 22, was also killed at the same location.

Investigators say the attack was arranged by Roshawn L. Agee, a state prison inmate serving a drug conviction, who reportedly instructed his girlfriend, Sophia Childs, to pick up two men and drive them to the Stevens Avenue house. Those two men then entered the home and shot Bass and Houchins; Childs then drove them away. Authorities charged Childs with two counts of murder and aggravated murder and possession of a weapon under disability, and Agee was charged with two counts of murder. Reports noted a possible drug-related motive, though any involvement of the victims in drug activity was not clearly established.

The families mourned and sought justice after the deaths. If anyone knew Cherod Houchins or has information about the shooting, please come forward.