Joshua Matthew Watts, 32, was found shot and dead inside a gray sedan that had crashed into a tree line on the 200 block of Buffalo Court in south Columbus on the afternoon of October 8, 2023. Police were called just before 5:00 p.m.; officers pronounced him dead at the scene. A second man was found shot in a nearby apartment and taken to hospital in critical condition; he later stabilized.

Watts was a father to a young son, Jeremiyah, and was described by family as family-oriented. He attended Groveport and Reynoldsburg high schools and worked for Scioto Vending. The shooting added to recent family tragedy: his brother Byron Wilson died on May 2 from drugs laced with fentanyl, leaving relatives reeling.

Columbus police identified 20-year-old Aaron Beamon as a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest in the days after the shooting. Does anyone have information about Joshua, his movements on October 8, 2023, or the events on Buffalo Court that afternoon?