Jeffrey Demont Turner Jr. was 22 when he was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on May 28, 2011, in Urbancrest near Columbus, Ohio. The shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Second Avenue while Turner was with others. LaRon Brandon Lee Evans, 19 and a former roommate, confronted the group with a high-powered rifle and demanded compliance; when Turner did not comply Evans shot him in the leg. Turner was taken to Doctors West Hospital in Columbus but died from significant blood loss.

Investigators found that Turner and Evans had a deteriorated relationship and that Evans had previously stolen the firearm used in the shooting. The weapon had not been recovered at the time of reporting. Turner left behind two children, JaNiha Turner and Jeffrey Turner III, parents Rebecca and Jeffrey Turner Sr., fiancée Malessa Scott, and other family. Does anyone with knowledge of the case or the weapon have information to share?