On April 10, 2023, at about 3:45 a.m. police in Columbus found 22-year-old Joshua Farmer unresponsive in the 200 block of South Eureka Avenue with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 47-year-old woman, identified as Farmer’s mother, was also shot and taken to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.

Officers arrested 57-year-old Alfred Davis Jr. at the scene. Court records and the initial investigation link the shooting to a domestic dispute: Davis’s wife reported he had been kicking and beating her before the shooting, and Davis allegedly went to a neighbor’s home afterward with the handgun and said he had shot his oldest son. Davis denied assaulting his wife or stepson, saying he acted in self-defense. A grand jury later returned multiple indictments, including aggravated murder and murder counts.

This was recorded as the eighth domestic violence-related homicide in Columbus for 2023, surpassing the seven reported in 2022. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.