Rayshawn Rogers, a 33-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, was shot on the evening of September 19, 2024, on the 1100 block of East 12th Avenue in the South Linden neighborhood. According to police, four people exited a stolen red Ford Escape and fired multiple shots at a residence; Rogers was struck in the face, taken to a hospital in critical condition, and died of his injuries on September 21.

Columbus Police investigators recovered the stolen Ford Escape and lifted fingerprints from inside that matched three individuals. Surveillance video reportedly showed four men wearing the same clothing in the hours before the attack. Those leads led to the identification of four suspects. On October 3, 2024, Sincere Langford, 18, and Terrell Felton, 21, were arrested by SWAT; Terrell’s brother Kenrell Felton, 19, surrendered that day; the fourth suspect, 20-year-old Marcus Person Jr., was arrested the next morning. All four were initially charged with murder.

In February 2026 the four men pleaded guilty to counts including involuntary manslaughter, attempted murder, and discharging a firearm, with plea agreements calling for aggregate sentences of 25 to 30 years. Prosecutors said no motive was stated and that the case was not related to a 2022 homicide in which Rogers had earlier been a suspect before charges were dropped.

Did anyone in South Linden see or record activity in the area on the night of September 19, 2024?