Carnel Al-Sherod Overby, a 20-year-old resident of Columbus who was originally from Newark, New Jersey, was shot and killed on January 22, 2013. Patrol officers were dispatched to an address on Highview Landing after an unknown trouble call that was later updated to a shooting. Overby was found inside the residence in the 200 block of Highview Landing with gunshot wounds to his upper body and was taken to Grant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:24 PM.

A young father, Overby left behind a son, King Al-Sherod Overby, his mother and several siblings. The Columbus Division of Police says the case remains unsolved and is among several cold homicides in the city; investigators have not announced any arrests. No significant leads have produced arrests, and family and friends continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about what happened on Highview Landing that night, please contact the Columbus Division of Police to help bring justice and closure to the family.