Abdiwali Isaak, 18, a Black/African American male from Columbus, was fatally shot on the night of June 28, 2025. Just after 10 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Avonia Drive on the city’s West Side, south of Sullivant Avenue, where they found three people wounded. Medics from Columbus, Franklin Township, and Prairie Township transported all three to local hospitals. Abdiwali Isaak, 18, male, was pronounced dead at 10:44 p.m. at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center.
An adult and a juvenile were also wounded and taken for treatment.
The initial scene unfolded quickly, drawing a large emergency response as investigators began to piece together what had happened. Reporting from that night and the following morning described a chaotic moment on Avonia Drive; police said the two surviving victims were receiving care while the full scope of the incident was being assessed. Early accounts noted the location along Avonia Drive and emphasized that officers found all three victims where they fell before medics rushed them away.
Detectives opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for help, asking residents to share any video captured between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. in the area that might show cars, people, or activity relevant to the shooting. The request underlined how few immediate leads were available as investigators worked to determine a motive and identify everyone involved.
As of the latest reports available from that weekend and in the days that followed, police had not announced any arrests or named any suspects in the killing of Abdiwali Isaak, 18, male. Local coverage reiterated that detectives were still seeking information, with no suspect information immediately released and the circumstances leading up to the shooting still unclear.
