Bryan K. Morris Jr., 40, was shot and killed in the early morning of August 8, 2025, near North High Street and Duncan Street in Old North Columbus. Officers responding about 2:26 a.m. found him unresponsive; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The shooting followed an altercation outside Ledo’s Tavern as the bar was closing that spilled into the street.

Detectives identified a suspect quickly and secured a warrant the same day for 34-year-old Andre M. Jordan. A week after the shooting, Jordan was arrested in Clark County after an hours-long standoff at a Quality Inn in Springfield and was booked on a murder charge. Family and friends remembered Morris as a well-known Columbus chef and father of two; investigators continued to gather witness accounts and evidence as the case moved toward the courts.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about the shooting near North High and Duncan on August 8, please share what you know.