Savaughn L. Conner, 33, was found shot to death on January 8, 2017, on a grass lot near a business park at 2169 South James Road in Columbus, Ohio. Surveillance footage showed his body being dumped from a vehicle at about 12:35 a.m. He had been shot five times, with gunshot wounds to his back, abdomen, and left forearm.

Court testimony described that Conner was picked up that night in a gray Chevy Tahoe and was shot multiple times during an argument inside the vehicle; his body was later discarded near the business park. It was also said messages were deleted from Conner’s cellphone and that the phone and the weapon were later disposed of. He was known by the nickname Meatball and remembered by friends and family as a funny, generous cook and a devoted father.

The Columbus Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are seeking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.