Dalyn Lee Sheppard, 23, was shot and killed on January 1, 2025, on Columbus’s east side in the 3600 block of Kirkwood Road, just south of East Livingston Avenue. Officers responded to reports of a gunshot victim around 9 p.m.; they found Sheppard suffering from a gunshot wound, rendered aid, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Sheppard was a son, father to his child August Lee, brother, uncle, cousin, partner to Vivian Raylynn, and a co-worker. Born July 28, 2001, he graduated from Arts and College Preparatory Academy High School and Columbus State Community College with a business degree, briefly studied audio engineering, and enjoyed outdoor activities such as riding a quad and driving his Jeep.

A male suspect was detained at the scene and questioned by detectives, but no formal arrests or charges have been disclosed. The Columbus Police Homicide Unit is investigating and seeking anyone with information about the shooting. If readers knew Dalyn or saw anything in that area around 9 p.m. on January 1, what can they share with investigators?