Tywan Lamont Saunders was 22 when he was shot to death on October 20, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found in an alley on the city’s North Side with multiple gunshot wounds after an argument that preceded the shooting; the death occurred just after his 22nd birthday.

In August 2010, Lashawn L. Hargrove was indicted in connection with the killing. Hargrove later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2011, admitting he had shot Saunders during the confrontation, and received a thirteen-year prison sentence. The case left unanswered questions about the circumstances that led to the shooting.

Tywan’s family had already suffered the disappearance of his older brother, Trevell Lamar Henley, who went missing in 1999 and is presumed deceased. He and Trevell were raised by their grandmother in Columbus, and Tywan’s surviving brother, stepbrothers, stepsisters, and grandmother continue to contend with these losses. Does anyone have memories of Tywan or information about the events before the shooting that could help clarify what happened?