In the pre-dawn hours of May 11, 2026, 48-year-old Maceo Burton was seated in his vehicle at the Eagle Fuels gas station on East Livingston Avenue in Columbus when he was shot. Police found Burton with a gunshot wound around 4:55 a.m.; he was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and pronounced dead at 5:38 a.m. The shooting was later described by investigators as the result of an attempted robbery during which a struggle occurred.

Ten days after the killing, the Columbus Division of Police announced an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Samuel Lovejoy, identified as the person they believe fired the fatal shot. Authorities have not released information about Lovejoy’s apprehension and the investigation remains active. Few additional public details about the sequence of events or witnesses have been provided.

If anyone was at the Eagle Fuels station that morning or has information about the attempted robbery or Samuel Lovejoy’s whereabouts, please share what is known with Columbus police.