Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive May 2017

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2017-0055
Name: Anthony Lee Tolber
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 38
Year of Death: 2017
Date / Time: 5/28/2017 at 12:21AM
Incident Address: 1600 [Block] E. Fulton St.
Details: On May 28, 2017, at approximately 12:21 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to the area of 1680 E. Fulton Street on the report of gunshots and an unresponsive male lying in the middle of the street. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identified as Anthony Lee Tolber, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Medic 15 responded to the scene and pronounced Mr. Tolber deceased at 12:28 a.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2017-0054
Name: Deaonte Dwayne Bell
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Year of Death: 2017
Date / Time: 5/27/2017 at 2:32AM
Incident Address: 1900 [Block] Maryland Ave.
Details: On May 27, 2017, at approximately 2:32 a.m., Columbus Police Officers were called to the area of 1978 Maryland Avenue on the report of gunshots and an unresponsive male lying in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identifed as Deaonte Dwayne Bell, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Medic 8 responded to the scene and transported Mr. Bell to Grant Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 2:59 a.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2017-0050
Name: D'Ante Marshawn Smith
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Year of Death: 2017
Date / Time: 5/11/2017 at 11:31PM
Incident Address: 3100 [Block] Bremen St.
Details: On May 11, 2017, at approximately 11:31 p.m., Columbus Police officers were called to the rear of 3115 Bremen Street on the report of an unresponsive male lying in the alley. Callers reported that they had heard several gunshots fifteen (15) or twenty (20) minutes earlier. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identified as D'Ante Smith, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Medic 61 responded to the scene and pronounced the individual deceased at 11:39 p.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2017-0048
Name: Rashawn Deante Hill
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Year of Death: 2017
Date / Time: 5/8/2017 at 10:50PM
Incident Address: 1700 [Block] Huy Rd.
Details: On May 8, 2017, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Columbus Police officers were called to 1716 Huy Road on the report of a shooting outside the residence. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identified as Rashawn Hill, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. CFD EMS13 responded to the scene and pronounced Mr. Hill deceased at 10:56 p.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2017-0045
Name: Keon Jerome Mitchell
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Year of Death: 2017
Date / Time: 5/1/2017 at 3:01AM
Incident Address: 1900 [Block] Olde Coventry Rd.
Details: On Monday, May 1, 2017, at approximately 3:01 a.m. CPD Officers and Medics were dispatched to 1923 Olde Coventry Road East on a report of a shooting. Officers arrived and found the victim, inside of a vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Grant E.R. by Truro Township Medic #162, in "critical condition", where he succumbed to his injuries, at approximately 3:55 a.m. The investigation indicates that the victim was shot near the intersection of Woodcrest Road and Myers Road.

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