On November 9, 2023, 63-year-old Marvita Annette McCaskill was fatally shot in the Driving Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found her about 8:50 p.m. in the 800 block of Berkeley Road with a gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m.

McCaskill, born September 20, 1960, was known to family as Nana and to close friends as Shorty. She was active at Living Waters Christian Fellowship and had been planning to open a restaurant or food truck to share her cooking. She is survived by her children, Kimberly Roberson and Craig Little, and by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her family set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

An 18-year-old, Denzell Reed, was arrested and charged in connection with the killing; he later pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Does anyone in the Columbus area have information about McCaskill or her final days that could help the family’s record of what happened?