COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified a suspect in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man earlier this year.
Police filed an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Josiah Herring, who is facing a murder charge, on Friday.
Officers were called to the 300 block of Whitethorne Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood for a report of shots fired on the night of Feb. 23.
Upon arrival, officers found Dameiere Thornton suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Anyone with information on Herring's whereabouts or about the shooting is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.