Delrec Dwayne Avant was 22 and from Momence, Illinois when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio, on June 20, 2014. Avant and a friend, Dorcas Law, were driving on Roche Drive in the early morning when gunfire struck their vehicle, causing it to crash into parked cars and a fire hydrant. Avant suffered critical gunshot wounds and was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Law was also gravely injured and died that evening at Riverside Methodist Hospital.

Columbus Police opened an investigation but have not identified any suspects or a motive. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office and Columbus Police Department are asking the public for any information that could help explain what happened and bring justice for Avant and Law. If anyone has information about the shooting on Roche Drive that morning, please come forward.