Aubra Chuck Groom, 43, was found unresponsive from a gunshot wound on a sidewalk in the 2700 block of Brandy Drive in Columbus, Ohio, late on July 13, 2026. First responders transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.The investigation reportedly turned on surveillance footage. Detectives say video shows a man lying in wait behind bushes, then emerging and shooting Groom as he walked home from a nearby store.

Homicide detectives identified the man as 49-year-old Rickey Harmon and obtained a warrant charging him with aggravated murder.SWAT officers arrested Harmon without incident on July 22, 2026; he was booked into the Franklin County jail, arraigned, and held on $1.5 million bond. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 31, 2026.

Does anyone have information about Groom’s movements that evening or about the area around Brandy Drive?