Taya Mollette was a 24-year-old mother of three and a server in Columbus, Ohio. She had been with her fiancée since eighth grade and was described by family as a devoted parent. On the night of September 13, 2023, an argument outside Double D’s Pub on South High Street turned violent around 11:30 p.m. A man opened fire, wounding three people. Tavia Copley, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene; Mollette was taken to a hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at 12:29 a.m. on September 14.

Investigators identified the suspect as Mollette’s 19-year-old brother, Joseph Bryan Howard. Surveillance video from the bar was described by a detective as showing Howard intervene in a fight between Mollette and Copley, fire a gun that struck both women, then clear a jam, approach Copley on the ground and shoot her in the head. Howard allegedly stole a cell phone and fled; he was located and arrested in Largo, Florida on September 25, 2023, and returned to Ohio. A grand jury later indicted him on charges including aggravated murder, murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, robbery, and tampering with evidence. He pleaded not guilty.

Does anyone have information about the night at Double D’s or the people who were there?