Demonte Giles, a 21-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio, on April 18, 2025. The shooting occurred in the Karns Park neighborhood on the 1300 block of Linwood Avenue. Emergency crews found Giles with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:38 a.m.

A second adult male was also shot and hospitalized; according to that man’s statement to police, he and Giles shot each other during an altercation. That injured man was later reported in stable condition. The Columbus Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating and has not announced any arrests or charges.

Anyone with information about the shooting in the 1300 block of Linwood Avenue is asked to contact Columbus police.