Demetrese Norvett was an 18-year-old Black male from Columbus, Ohio, found shot to death behind an apartment building in Bexley on the evening of October 20, 2025. A woman walking her dog spotted what turned out to be a person in shrubbery behind the complex at approximately 5:10 p.m.; a Bexley officer discovered Norvett lying in the bushes and investigators determined he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Norvley was associated with the property at 540 North Cassady Avenue, which operated as supportive housing and had generated numerous police calls in the prior two years, prompting city officials to press the owners about management and safety concerns. Police said there was no evidence of an ongoing threat to the community and initially released few details while multiple agencies, including the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Columbus police, assisted the probe.

About two weeks later, authorities identified and arrested 22-year-old Jimmy Wilson Jr. of Norcross, Georgia, on November 3, 2025; he was held in Georgia pending extradition to Ohio. By March 2026 Franklin County court records showed Wilson indicted on aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault and related firearm and dangerous ordnance charges tied to Norvett’s killing.

If anyone knew Norvett, lived at or near 540 North Cassady Avenue, or has information about the evening of October 20, 2025, contact investigators.