Treh D. East, 29, was shot and killed on November 3, 2024. Police responded about 5:50 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 3300 block of East 5th Avenue, near John Glenn Columbus International Airport. East was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:21 a.m.

Investigators say East was involved in a physical altercation with 30-year-old Awil Salah Mohamed prior to the shooting. Mohamed drove to another location and surrendered to authorities; he was arrested and charged with murder and held on a $1 million bond. The Columbus Division of Police continues to investigate the circumstances of the altercation and shooting.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about East’s movements that morning, please share what is known with investigators.