Delrec Dwayne Avant, 22, of Momence, Illinois, died after being found with a gunshot wound on June 20, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. He and 24-year-old Dorcas D. Law were discovered with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies at 5730 Roche Drive after a one-vehicle crash; both had been shot before the car crashed. Avant was taken to Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center and pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. Law was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital and later died the same day.

What began as a traffic crash was reclassified as a homicide investigation. The Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit continues to handle the open case; no arrests have been announced. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events leading up to the crash, please contact the Columbus Police Department.