Gene Clay Sutton III, 19, of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot on November 3, 2024, after an afternoon meeting in a strip mall parking lot. Police say the shooting occurred about 3:20 PM in the 1400 block of Demorest Road; Sutton was found with a gunshot wound, taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and pronounced dead at 3:47 PM.

Witnesses reported Sutton had met with at least two unidentified males in the lot and was seen driving a maroon Ford F-150. After the shooting he attempted to flee but lost control and crashed on a bridge south of Bonnie Court. The suspects fled on foot toward the Post Oaks apartment complex.

Columbus police arrested a 17-year-old on November 11 and a second juvenile was charged on November 16 in connection with the murder. Investigators have asked residents to check surveillance footage in the area for anything that could help identify additional suspects or clarify what happened.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see Sutton’s truck or the men he met that afternoon?