Jeremy Alan Ridenbaugh, 36, was fatally shot on July 24, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. He and his girlfriend, Melissa J. Reynolds, 26, were at a house on Republic Avenue in North Linden to buy Christmas presents for their blended family when the shooting occurred. Ridenbaugh was shot in the chest and abdomen and was pronounced dead at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center; Reynolds was shot in the leg.

The pair had gone to Columbus to pick up an acquaintance, Brandon Richardson, and to give him a ride to Newark. Ridenbaugh also planned to buy cocaine from Richardson. While Ridenbaugh and Richardson were in the kitchen discussing the purchase, 20-year-old Elijah M. Davis entered with a gun. A struggle broke out, shots were fired, and Davis and Richardson fled. Davis was later charged with involuntary manslaughter, pleaded guilty, and received a five-year prison sentence. Charges against Richardson for aggravated murder, attempted murder, and aggravated robbery were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Investigators faced limited physical evidence linking either man to the shooting and problematic witness testimony from Reynolds because of a prior conviction for falsification. Ridenbaugh’s family called for justice after his death. Does anyone have information about the events at the Republic Avenue house or the people involved?