On July 14, 1996, 16-year-old Jallah Gray of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot in the head on Mt. Vernon Avenue. Police responded to the scene and found Gray’s body; the shooting was investigated as a homicide.

Despite appeals for information and ongoing attention from the Columbus Police Department, the case has produced no significant leads and remains unsolved as part of Ohio’s cold case investigations. Little public detail is available about potential suspects or a motive.

Does anyone who lived near Mt. Vernon Avenue in July 1996 or who remembers Jallah have information that could help bring closure to the family?