O’Shay White-Foster, 29, was shot inside a residence on the 100 block of Hayden Avenue in Columbus’s Franklinton neighborhood in the early minutes of October 5, 2025. Officers responding around 12:33 a.m. found him wounded; he was taken to Grant Medical Center and pronounced dead at 2:48 a.m. An obituary later confirmed his death.

Detectives initially described the incident as stemming from a domestic dispute. During the struggle a firearm was discharged five times; witnesses said the gun was seen in Marqwan Foster’s hand at one point. The man who reported being attacked told investigators he fired in self-defense and has been cooperating with detectives. Police arrested Marqwan Foster the same day and charged him with involuntary manslaughter; he was scheduled for an initial court appearance the following Monday as the homicide investigation continued.

Multiple evidence markers were reported in the street outside the multi-family home as families gathered children from the area, reflecting the community’s shock. Memorial pages afterward identified White-Foster by name and age and marked the loss within the neighborhood.

If anyone knew O’Shay White-Foster or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can with investigators.