Demetrius Coleman, a 26-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on February 17, 1997. The incident occurred at 2199 Courtside Drive, where Columbus Police found Coleman as a victim of a fatal gunshot wound. Despite the severity of the crime, the investigation has not yielded any arrests or identified suspects, leaving the case unsolved for over two decades.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office includes Coleman’s case in its cold case database, seeking assistance from the public to help uncover new leads. Columbus Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) continue to encourage anyone with potential information to come forward, emphasizing that even small details might provide significant breakthroughs for the investigation. This unsolved case remains open in hopes of bringing justice to Coleman’s family and closure to his loved ones.
