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On June 9, 2023, at approximately 1:39 p.m., Columbus police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1900 block of Denune Avenue in the East Linden neighborhood. Upon arrival, they found 32-year-old Rapheal Leon Vantel Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. Jones was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 2:46 p.m.

Investigators determined that Jones had been involved in an argument with 28-year-old Sir Robert Martin-Sydnor prior ...Read More
Victim Details

Rapheal Jones

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2023-06-09

32

Rapheal

Jones

Yes

11/21/2025