Russell Jr. Barlow was 40 when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on October 26, 2014. The shooting happened near South Champion Avenue and Frebis Avenue, in the stretch between his girlfriend’s residence and his mother’s home, and followed an argument whose counterpart has not been identified in reports. Police found blood and shell casings behind a house on South Champion Avenue soon after being called, but no suspects were named at the time and no arrests have been announced.

Barlow was recorded as the 75th homicide victim in Columbus that year, a grim marker of elevated violence in the city. The Columbus Division of Police and the Homicide Unit have investigated, and family members and authorities continue to ask anyone with information to come forward. If anyone knew Russell, was in the area that night, or has information related to the shooting, please contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.