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Edward Craft

Case from Columbus, OH dated Oct 10, 2021

Victim Details

Edward E. Craft Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2021-10-10

62

Edward

Craft

07/12/2026

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Edward E. Craft Jr., a 62-year-old African American male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically died on October 10, 2021. He was shot multiple times in an overnight shooting incident in southeast Columbus. Medics transported him to Grant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. This incident marked the 167th homicide in Columbus for the year 2021.

The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene on Smith Road and Valcon Avenue around 1:32 a.m. after receiving reports of a man sho ...
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