Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive Aug 2018

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2018-0069
Name: Daniel B. Connell
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 35
Year of Death: 2018
Date / Time: 8/19/2018 at 6:26AM
Incident Address: 600 [Block] N. 4th St.
Details: On August 19, 2018, at approximately 6:26 a.m., a female was going to work when she discovered the victim's body lying on the sidewalk. Columbus Division of Fire Medic #1 responded and pronounced the victim dead at 6:36 a.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2018-0067
Name: James W. Davis
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Year of Death: 2018
Date / Time: 8/14/2018 at 6:03PM
Incident Address: 1200 [Block] Brookway Rd.
Details: On Tuesday August 14, 2018 at approximately 6:03 p.m., the Columbus Division of Police received a call and were requested to respond to the area of 1255 Brookway Rd. Initial information was that gunshots were heard and that someone had been shot. A male victim was located at this location and was in critical condition. CFD Medic 21 transported the victim to Mt. Carmel East Hospital. The victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced at 6:27p.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2018-0065
Name: Michael B. Blankenship
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Year of Death: 2018
Date / Time: 8/6/2018 at 12:33AM
Incident Address: 900 [Block] Geers Ave.
Details: On August 6, 2018, at approximately 12:33 a.m., Columbus Police officers, on routine patrol, located an unresponsive male in the alley at the rear of 954 Geers Avenue. Officers discovered the male victim, later identified as Michael Benjamin Blankenship, suffering from a gunshot wound and appearing lifeless. CFD Engine 15 responded to the scene and pronounced Mr. Blankenship deceased at 12:47 a.m.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2018-0064
Name: Guy Vincent Devito III
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 44
Year of Death: 2018
Date / Time: 8/2/2018 at 6:25AM
Incident Address: 900 [Block] Sullivant Ave.
Details: On Thursday, August 2, 2018, at approximately 6:25 AM, C.P.D. Officers and Medics responded to 963 Sullivant Avenue on a report of a person laying outside in the yard of the residence. Officers arrived and found the victim unresponsive. The victim was subsequently pronounced deceased, at approximately 6:32 AM, by C.F.D. Medic #10. On Friday, August 3, 2018, the victims’ death was ruled a Homicide by the Coroner’s Office.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2018-0063
Name: Tabyus Terrell Chappell
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Year of Death: 2018
Date / Time: 8/3/2018 at 12:10AM
Incident Address: 400 [Block] S. Yale Ave.
Details: On August 3, 2018, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to 442 S. Yale Avenue on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male victim, later identified as Tabyus Terrell Chappell, lying outside the front of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound. CFD Medic 10 responded to the scene and transported Mr. Chappell to Mt. Carmel West Hospital, where at 12:40 a.m. he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased by attending medical personnel.

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