Overview

• Columbus police confirm the homicide charge against 33-year-old Toreal Crawford has been dropped, while his separate aggravated robbery case tied to a rideshare carjacking remains pending in Franklin County court.
• A SWAT unit arrested Crawford about three weeks after the shooting during the homicide investigation, linking him to an alleged carjacking at a gas station in the 2700 block of Cleveland Avenue.
• The June 18 gunfire erupted around 1:04 a.m. near the E.Z. Oakland Park Plaza in North Linden, where 28-year-old Jayvon Gore was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
• Preliminary findings indicate several people exchanged gunfire in the parking lot, and rounds struck the exterior of Columbus Division of Fire Station 18 across the street.
• Detectives say many witnesses fled and few have come forward, and Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for tips submitted at 614-461-8477, stopcrime.org, or via the P3 Tips app.