Brian Melton was a 19-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, who was found shot to death on September 19, 1994, at 6525 Tussing Road. He suffered gunshot wounds to his chest and torso; the death was ruled a homicide. Brian had graduated from Milton High School in 1993 and was survived by his parents, Guy C. Melton and Joan Carol Wilson, and two brothers, Rodney and Douglas. He was buried at Forest Memorial Park on September 22, 1994.

The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office have continued to list the case among unsolved homicides, and public appeals for information have been made. Memorial pages and virtual tributes keep his name visible as the search for answers continues. If anyone has information about Brian’s death or remembers events around September 19, 1994, please come forward.