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Esak Tilahun Gemeraw

Case from Columbus, OH dated Mar 20, 2015

Victim Details

Esak Tilahun Gemeraw

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2015-03-20

21

Esak

Tilahun Gemeraw

07/04/2026

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Esak Tilahun Gemeraw, a 21-year-old male of Ethiopian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on March 20, 2015, in Columbus, OH. He was a passenger in a minivan traveling near the Little Caesars Pizza shop at 5611 Chatterton Rd when someone fired shots into the vehicle. Gemeraw was struck by the gunfire and later succumbed to his injuries at Mount Carmel East Hospital. The van's driver managed to drive several blocks to a friend's house to call for help.

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  • The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police arrest murder suspect whose mother was later killed
  • The Columbus Dispatch: Man charged in March fatal shooting
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