Dwaynel Howard, 51, was shot on October 27, 2017, near S. Hamilton Road and Melroy Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Police were called at about 8:08 p.m.; Howard was found critically wounded and taken to Grant Medical Center. He died there the next day, October 28, 2017, at about 6:05 p.m.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. No suspects or arrests have been announced, and the Columbus Division of Police has listed the case as unsolved. Howard’s death was counted as the city’s 109th homicide that year, part of a rise in violent crime that drew attention from local authorities and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who saw activity in the area that evening is asked to contact investigators to help bring answers for Howard’s family.