Christopher Angelo Wilkes, 21, died on December 19, 2016, after being shot following an incident on December 8, 2016, at Park Trails Apartments on Columbus’s Far Southeast Side. According to reports, a security guard was assisting a woman who said Wilkes had assaulted her when Wilkes allegedly tried to run the guard down with his vehicle. The guard fired, striking Wilkes in the upper body; Wilkes later died at Grant Medical Center.

The guard cooperated with the investigation and no charges were filed. Limited public detail remains about the events leading up to the shooting and the investigation’s findings. If anyone witnessed the incident at Park Trails Apartments or knew Wilkes, please share what you remember.