A late-night shooting on July 31, 2026, in north Columbus left 23-year-old Mar Shawn Oliver Johnson dead and another person wounded. Officers responded about 10:05 p.m. to the 4300 block of Le Marie Court, near Morse Road, and found two people with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital; Johnson was pronounced dead shortly after arrival and the other victim was reported in stable condition.

Investigators say the shooting was tied to a robbery. Within days police identified suspects and made arrests. On August 4, 2026, 26-year-old Cai McGee-Jones of Park Forest, Illinois, was arrested and charged with murder. On August 6, 2026, 23-year-old Christian Jackson of Columbus was arrested on an outstanding murder warrant in Portsmouth; during that operation authorities also arrested 26-year-old Al Jurdon Gooch and seized sizable amounts of suspected fentanyl and crack cocaine. Jackson and Gooch were charged with drug offenses and Jackson was scheduled for arraignment on those charges.

The investigation is ongoing and there have been no reports of convictions or sentencing in Johnson’s homicide. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Mar Shawn Oliver Johnson, please share what you know.