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Carlos Hardi Jr

Case from Columbus, OH dated Mar 20, 2012

Victim Details

Carlos Hardi Jr

February 11, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

2012-03-20

2012-03-20

1992-08-20

19

Carlos

Hardi Jr

Black

Brown

6' 00

195

07/20/2026


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On March 20, 2012, 19-year-old Carlos Hardiman Jr. was tragically shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at around 11:17 p.m. when Hardiman Jr. and his sister were leaving a cousin's residence on Forest Street. As they approached their car, the shooting took place, leaving Carlos critically wounded. The Columbus Police Department responded to a report of a shooting and initially found Hardiman Jr. at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He was later transferred to Grant Medical Center, where h ...
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  • Carlos M Hardiman Jr Unsolved homicide - Ohio Attorney General
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