Garland W. Willoughby, a 28-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times inside an apartment at the Wedgewood Village complex in Columbus, Ohio, on February 11, 2014, and died the next morning at Mount Carmel West hospital. Police say an unknown assailant followed Willoughby into the apartment after he burst in; a 4-year-old girl who was in the apartment escaped through a window and was found safe. Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots shortly after midnight and a woman called 911 screaming that her daughter had been shot.

Willoughby had survived an earlier triple shooting in 2010 but did not survive this second attack. At the time of the incident no suspects had been identified and no arrests were made; the Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit is seeking information. The investigation was hampered by a lack of witness cooperation and concerns about safety in the area.

If anyone knew Willoughby, saw activity at Wedgewood Village around February 11–12, 2014, or has information that could help investigators, please contact the Columbus Police Department.