Jovaughn Hill, 24, was fatally shot on April 4, 2025, in the East Linden neighborhood of Columbus. Officers found Hill suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 2800 block of Linview Avenue, near Agler Road; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:51 p.m. The Columbus Division of Police has confirmed his identity and says the Homicide Unit is investigating.

Born October 27, 2000, in Akron, Hill graduated from Beechcroft High School and lived in Columbus. Family and friends remember him as kind, compassionate and generous; he is survived by his parents, Marketha and Jonathan Hill, his significant other Sharday Kennedy, and an extended family that includes siblings, nieces and nephews. No suspect information or arrests have been released and the motive remains unclear.

Did anyone in East Linden on April 4 see or hear anything near Linview Avenue that could help investigators?