Richard Murphy, a 19-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on May 12, 2025, in the first block of South Princeton Avenue in Columbus. Officers found him unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds at about 5:27 PM; he was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:02 PM. Authorities notified his next of kin and opened a homicide investigation.

Police say three armed people confronted Murphy shortly before the shooting. One suspect, 18-year-old Joseph Johnson, has been charged with murder after being identified in a photo lineup; two other suspects remain sought. Murphy lived less than a block from where he was shot; Johnson lived two streets away on Dana Avenue. Detectives Camp-Donovan and Egelhoff are leading the probe and are asking anyone with information to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Richard or saw activity around South Princeton Avenue that evening, can you share what you remember with investigators?