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Robert Bethea

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jun 02, 2012

Victim Details

Robert Bethea

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

2012-06-02

41

Robert

Bethea

06/27/2026


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On June 2, 2012, Robert Lee Bethea Jr., a 41-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed. Bethea passed away at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where he was taken following the incident. The shooting occurred under circumstances that remain unclear, and the case has not yet been solved. Bethea, originally born on January 28, 1971, in Washington, D.C., left behind loved ones who still seek answers regarding his death.

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  • No arrests made in fatal South Side shooting - The Columbus Dispatch
  • One dead in triple shooting on South Side - The Columbus Dispatch
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