An 8-year-old boy named Jamarion Broom-Cox was shot in the head and killed on April 10, 2014, while riding in the back seat of his uncle’s car on Roswell Drive in Columbus, Ohio. He was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical condition and did not survive. Detectives concluded the shooting was a drive-by incident and identified the uncle, 23-year-old Robert L. Broom, as the person who fired the shot. First-degree murder charges were filed against Robert L. Broom.

Jamarion’s family remembered him as fun-loving and energetic, with interests in video games, wrestling, and motorcycles. The case prompted community concern about street violence and conversations about violence-prevention programs such as a Safe Neighborhoods Initiative modeled after Boston’s Project Ceasefire.

If anyone was in the area of Roswell Drive on April 10, 2014, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.