Jakob David Hall-Singletary, 19, of Columbus, Ohio, died from a gunshot to the head on March 6, 2025, at the Quality Inn & Suites on Frusta Drive in Obetz. He was pronounced dead at 12:39 a.m. Police say Jakob was sharing a hotel room with 21-year-old Jayden Spander-Junious when the younger man was allegedly playing with a loaded firearm that accidentally discharged.

Spander-Junious was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless homicide, a third-degree felony; he was arraigned on March 7 and released on bond after about 36 hours in custody. The Obetz Police Department is investigating with help from the Ohio Attorney General’s Criminal Investigations Bureau; this is the first homicide investigation in Obetz in over a decade. Jakob’s obituary describes him as joyful and kind, with a passion for cars and plans to become a mechanic.

Did anyone who knew Jakob or was at the hotel that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?