On the morning of June 25, 2024, Columbus police responded to a 911 caller who reported seeing someone lying on the floor inside a residence on the 1200 block of Seymour Avenue in the Deshler Park neighborhood. Officers who entered the home discovered two men who had been fatally shot. Medics pronounced both victims dead at the scene shortly after 10 a.m.

The homeowner was identified as 45-year-old Darrell Walker, a Black man. The other victim was identified as 48-year-old Reginald Purnell Sr. According to court documents, the double homicide occurred on June 24 during an attempted robbery and violent confrontation when Purnell Sr. had gone to Walker’s home with his son, Reginald M. Purnell Jr., and another man. Investigators say Purnell Jr. fled the scene, and detectives linked him to the incident using items found at the scene, cell phone data, text messages, and video footage.

Does anyone have information about Darrell Walker, the Deshler Park neighborhood, or the events of June 24–25 that could help fill in what happened?