On May 14, 2023, at about 2:45 a.m., Columbus police responded to reports of a fight near East 1st Avenue and North High Street in the Short North district. Officers heard gunfire as they approached and found 21-year-old Arthur Jajuan Pickens lying in the street with a gunshot wound. He was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:07 a.m.

Authorities identified 19-year-old Quran Boston as a suspect and a murder warrant was issued for his arrest on May 19, 2023. Boston was later apprehended and charged with murder, and appeared in Franklin County court where a judge set bond.

Arthur Art Pickens was born September 1, 2001, in Columbus and graduated from Central Crossing High School in 2019, where he played football and basketball. He is remembered for working out, playing video games, and his devotion to his daughter, fiancée, parents, sisters, nieces, and nephews. Does anyone who knew Art or was in the Short North that night have information to share?