A 15-year-old boy, Deniro Arnold, was shot and killed in the South Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, on the evening of July 22, 2026. The shooting occurred just after 5:45 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 700 block of Canonby Place. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds; both victims were taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and Deniro Arnold was later pronounced dead.

Investigators say the violence appeared to stem from a conflict between the two people who were shot. Within a week police charged multiple suspects: 17-year-old Antwon Kendrick was arrested and charged with murder and felonious assault, and a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were later charged with murder and robbery and booked into the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center. A 19-year-old, Jereniah Willoughby, was charged with theft and tampering with evidence; an arrest warrant had been issued and he remained at large as of early August 2026.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the whereabouts of Jereniah Willoughby is asked to come forward.