Homicide Cold Case Unit Archive Oct 2020

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Giant'e D. AdawayFile Number: 2020-0140
Name: Giant'e D. Adaway
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/28/2020 at 7:00PM
Incident Address: 5000 [Block] Enclave Blvd.
Details: On October 28, 2020 at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 5029 Enclave on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Giant'e D. Adaway, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Adaway was transported to an area hospital in critical condition and is expected to survive his injuries. On October 31, 2020, at 11:25am, Mr. Adaway succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced. Giant'e Adaway Bio(PDF, 279KB).

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2020-0135
Name: Joel Chatman
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/25/2020 at 8:34PM
Incident Address: 1400 [Block] Briarwood Ave.
Details: On October 25, 2020, at 8:34 p.m., Patrol responded on an unknown complaint at 1456 Briarwood Avenue. Caller reported that there was a dead body in the house. Upon arrival, Patrol found an open back door and during a search of the residence discovered the victim, who appeared to have been shot. CFD EMS #13 responded and pronounced the victim dead at scene. There is no suspect information at this time.

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James Johnson, Jr.File Number: 2020-0132
Name: James Johnson, Jr.
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 29
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/20/2020 at 4:01AM
Incident Address: 2200 [Block] Sullivant Ave.
Details: On October 20, 2020, Patrol officers responded on a ShotSpotter call to 2281 Sullivant Avenue, a Sunoco gas station. Upon arrival, they discovered shell casings on the parking lot. Acouple of minutes later, they received a shooting run at 530 Hague Avenue, a United Dairy Farmers. Upon arrival at that scene, they found a victim that had been shot inside a Honda Element. Preliminary investigation efforts revealed that two (2) black males, and at least one other unknown suspect in a Maroon and Gold minivan had been involved with shooting the victim at the Sunoco station and had fled. The victim then drove to the United Dairy Farmers on Hague, where the police were called. The victim was transported to Grant Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. James Johnson, Jr. Bio(PDF, 208KB).

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2020-0129
Name: Loubna Laassadi
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 25
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/18/2020 at 2:15AM
Incident Address: 800 [Block] E. Broad St.
Details: On October 18, 2020, at 2:15 a.m. Patrol responded to the gas station at 825 E. Broad St. on a shooting. Upon arrival they discovered the victim inside a vehicle who had been shot. CFD Medic #8 pronounced the victim dead at scene. The victim’s boyfriend stated that they were shot at by the occupant(s) of a black SUV, and he drove to the gas station to get help. There is no further information in regard to suspect(s) at this time.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2020-0128
Name: Belva Copeland
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age: 64
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/14/2020 at 1:26PM
Incident Address: 1200 [Block] Marion Dr. N.
Details: On the above date and time, Officers responded to the above address and found the victim deceased inside. The victim was pronounced dead at scene. The cause of death is yet to be determined. No suspect information at this time.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2020-0125
Name: Juanye Hawkins-Payne
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/9/2020 at 1:09AM
Incident Address: 1900 [Block] E. Dublin-Granville Rd.
Details: On October 9, 2020, at 1:09 a.m., Patrol responded on a shooting out of a robbery at 1935 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., the Beechcroft Newstand. Two male black suspects dressed in dark clothing and wearing masks entered the business armed and demanding money. Shots were exchanged between the clerk and the suspects. The clerk fatally shot one of the suspects. The other suspect fired shots striking the clerk and a customer and fled. The clerk and customer were both transported to area hospitals and were treated and released.

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Roddale GarmanyFile Number: 2020-0122
Name: Roddale Garmany
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/5/2020 at 10:40PM
Incident Address: Joyce Ave. & Windsor Ave. (Area of)
Details: On October 5, 2020, at 10:40 p.m., Patrol Officers responded to the intersection of Joyce Avenue and Windsor Avenue on an injury accident where a blue Chevrolet hybrid vehicle drove off the southwest corner and into a ditch. It was later discovered that the victim had been shot and was later pronounced at scene. There is no suspect information at this time.

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No Image AvailableFile Number: 2020-0120
Name: Richard Karl Robert Fisher
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Year of Death: 2020
Date / Time: 10/4/2020 at 7:07AM
Incident Address: 2000 [Block] Jetway Blvd.
Details: On October 4, 2020, at 7:07am, Columbus Police Officers were dispatched to 2000 Jetway Blvd on an an unresponsive person that was found in the parking lot. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the victim was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced at 7:20am by CFD EMS 13. This incident is under investigation by the Columbus Police Homicide Unit, unknown motive at this time.

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