On the night of January 29, 2024, Larry Edwards, a 41-year-old man, was shot while driving his car in Columbus, Ohio. Despite his injury, he managed to drive himself to Nationwide Children's Hospital, which was nearby. At approximately 10:30 p.m., he walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. Medical staff administered life-saving efforts, but Edwards was pronounced dead at 11:01 p.m.
Columbus Division of Police officers were dispatched to the hospital at 10:33 p.m. to begin an investigation. Investigators learned that Edwards had been shot in the 400 block of Parsons Avenue, near Livingston Park. Police taped off the hospital overnight and focused their efforts on Parsons Avenue. In the early morning hours, a vehicle possibly connected to the shooting was towed from the scene. For months, authorities released no information about a motive or potential suspects.
Three months after the shooting, police made an arrest.
On April 24, 2024, investigators arrested 17-year-old Marvin T. Holt and charged him with the murder of Larry Edwards. Holt was initially held at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.
Holt’s case was subsequently transferred to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, where he was tried as an adult. He was originally charged with aggravated murder, murder, involuntary manslaughter, improper handling of a firearm, and having weapons under disability. Holt later pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter, and the other four charges were dropped. A judge sentenced him to a prison term of 10 to 13.5 years. After his sentence ends, Holt will be subject to two to five years of post-release control.
