David Mullins was 28 when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on January 18, 2015. The shooting occurred just after midnight on Hayden Avenue in the Franklinton neighborhood. Officers found Mullins with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police described the incident as an attempted robbery that ended when the man who shot Mullins said he acted in self-defense after Mullins allegedly tried to rob him at gunpoint. Mullins’ family, however, expressed doubts that he was involved in criminal activity that night. Police said investigations were ongoing and asked anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit.

If anyone has information about what happened on Hayden Avenue that night, please contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit.