Clayden McNeil, 30, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the doorway of a rental property near Franklin Park on Columbus’s Near East Side. Columbus police responded and McNeil was pronounced dead at 9:05 a.m. on January 10, 2023. The shooting occurred at a short-term rental and neighbors voiced concerns about safety and oversight of such properties after the incident.

Born August 16, 1992, in Canton, Ohio, McNeil moved to Columbus as a child, attended Columbus Public Schools and graduated from Indian River High School in 2012. He was a father to son Royce Issiac McNeil and is survived by his son, father Christopher McNeil, sisters Contonna Hamilton, Taneisha Clark, and Chrishawna McNeil, and his girlfriend Imani McCants.

Did anyone in the area around Franklin Park see or hear anything on the morning of January 10 that could help investigators?