On January 16, 2023, 20-year-old Saadiq J. Teague was shot and killed on the east side of Columbus, Ohio. Police responding to reports of gunfire found Teague on the ground with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at 12:33 p.m., recorded as the city’s first homicide of 2023.

Investigators identified a suspect and on January 19, 2023 charged 20-year-old Dayveion Carroll, last known to live on the West Side of Columbus, with murder in connection with Teague’s death. Court proceedings in the case advanced afterward and resulted in a conviction and sentence for Carroll on charges related to the shooting.

Teague was 20 at the time of his death.

Did anyone in the area know Saadiq Teague or have information about the incident?