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Joseph Suiter

Death by Force
Case Description
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Joseph Suiter, 26, a male who was White/Caucasian, was shot on the evening of July 9, 2025, on Polaris Parkway in Columbus, Ohio. Officers were dispatched just after 6 p.m. and found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound near the Target at 1485 Polaris Parkway; medics pronounced him dead within minutes. Investigators quickly focused on a confrontation that began as a drug transaction near nearby apartments and spilled toward the shopping center as Suiter tried to drive away and crashed along the ...Read More
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  • The Columbus Dispatch: Police ID man who died in Polaris Target parking lot after shooting at nearby apartments
  • 10tv.com: Victim dies from gunshot wound near Polaris Target parking lot following shooting at nearby apartment
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    Victim Details

    Joseph Suiter

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Columbus

    OH

    2025-07-09

    26

    Joseph

    Suiter

    11/05/2025

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    I’ve been following the tragic case of Joseph Suiter, and one detail that's been sitting heavy wit... ...Read More
    11/05/2025
    I just can't wrap my head around how this all spiraled out of control. It's so tragic that Joseph Su... ...Read More
    10/10/2025
    I’m always moved by the stories that show the human side of these tragedies, and Joseph Suiter's s... ...Read More
    08/07/2025
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