Carlos M. Hardiman Jr., 19, was shot in the head on March 20, 2012, while a passenger in his sister’s car parked on the 800 block of Forest Street on Columbus’s south side. He was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital and later transferred to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he died early the next morning.

Hardiman graduated from Columbus City Schools’ Mifflin High School and played for the Punchers football team. Authorities say the killing remains unsolved; Central Ohio Crime Stoppers and law enforcement have offered a cash reward and urged anyone with information to come forward. The family and community continue to seek answers and justice.

If anyone has information about that night or saw activity on Forest Street around March 20, 2012, please contact the investigators handling the case.