Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive Sep 2016
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File Number: 2017-0070
Name: Donavon L. Williams
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Year of Death: 2016
Date / Time: 9/24/2016 at 3:41AM
Incident Address: 1400 [Block] Genessee Ave.
Details: On September 24, 2016, at approximately 3:41 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to 1478 Genessee Avenue on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located both victims in the front of the address suffering from gunshot wounds. The first victim, later identified as Donavon Williams was critically injured and was subsequently pronounced deceased by C.F.D. Medic personnel at 4:11 a.m.
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File Number: 2017-0069
Name: Eric James Murphy
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Year of Death: 2016
Date / Time: 9/15/2016 at 1:59AM
Incident Address: 100 [Block] N. Huron Ave.
Details: On September 15, 2016, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to 190 North Huron Avenue on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a victim, later identified as Mr. Eric Murphy, suffering from a gunshot wound. C.F.D. Medic 10 arrived at the scene and transported Mr. Murphy to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 2:36 a.m.
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File Number: 2017-0067
Name: Courdney Deonte Sims
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Year of Death: 2016
Date / Time: 9/11/2016 at 12:26AM
Incident Address: 1000 [Block] W. Broad St.
Details: On September 11, 2016, at approximately 12:26 a.m., Courdney Sims walked into the UDF store and while displaying a silver handgun, walked behind the counter and took cash from multiple registers before leaving the store southbound toward the alley. Once outside, Mr. Sims was shot by an unknown individual in the parking lot.
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File Number: 2017-0066
Name: Michael J. Marshall
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Year of Death: 2016
Date / Time: 9/11/2016 at 3:51AM
Incident Address: 1300 [Block] E. Main St.
Details: On September 11, 2016, at approximately 3:51 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to the area of 1390 E. Main Street on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a victim lying on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds. C.F.D. Medic 815 arrived at the scene and pronounced the victim deceased at 3:58 a.m.
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File Number: 2017-0065
Name: Willie Clyde Worthy Jr.
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 54
Year of Death: 2016
Date / Time: 9/3/2016 at 10:30AM
Incident Address: 900 [Block] E. Fulton St.
Details: On Saturday, September 3, 2016, at approximately 10:30 a.m., C.P.D. Officers and Medics were dispatched to 980 E. Fulton Street, an abandoned home, on a report of a decomposing body inside of the location. Officers arrived and found the victim, a male black possibly in his fifties (50's), who is an apparent victim of a homicide. The victim was pronounced deceased by C.F.D. Medic #6, at approximately 10:41 a.m.
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