Terrell Desale Moon, 36, was found fatally shot inside a residence on the 1200 block of E. Hudson Street in Columbus on the morning of January 5, 2025. Officers arrived at about 5:18 a.m.; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at 5:27 a.m. Investigators described him as unresponsive in the front room of the home with apparent gunshot wounds.

Moon was born June 5, 1988, in Columbus and was a well‑known member of the South Linden neighborhood. Family and friends called him Rell. He enjoyed basketball, swimming, skating and music, attended local schools including Hamilton Elementary, Linmoor Middle, Linden McKinley and Mifflin High School, raised and trained dogs, and had been working as an aspiring rapper with recorded songs and videos.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the Columbus Division of Police continues to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact Columbus Police or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in South Linden know Terrell or witness anything that morning?