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Man sentenced to at least 20 years in prison for fatally shooting woman near Goodale Park in 2020

Anthony Humphrey Jr. pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year gun specification and two counts of felonious assault.
Credit: Franklin County Sheriff's Office

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 22-year-old Columbus man was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing a woman in downtown Columbus nearly four years ago.

On July 11, 2020, police said there was a fight on the sidewalk by Callahan's nightclub at Park and Swan streets.

Smith and a man were outside when a fight broke out between two other men. During the fight, police said Anthony Humphrey Jr. pulled out a gun and started shooting.

Smith and the man she was with were shot while they were running away. Smith died from her injuries. The man's injuries were not life-threatening. A third victim was also shot in the hand.

Humphrey pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year gun specification and two counts of felonious assault, each with a three-year gun specification. 

Humphrey was sentenced to an indefinite prison term of at least 20 years.

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