Santonio Carpenter, 34, was shot and killed just before 2:15 a.m. on September 4, 2016, outside his apartment at the Century City West Apartments in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Police found him lying on the ground and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses saw a man running from the complex after the shooting.

Carpenter’s girlfriend, Derema Wiggin, who was seven months pregnant at the time, discovered him and said he was a great man who helped others. In the days before the killing Carpenter had been arguing with another woman, a detail his girlfriend thought could be connected though police did not confirm that link. Reynoldsburg police initially identified two persons of interest, and in November 2016 a 24-year-old man from Columbus was arrested and charged; witnesses said the suspect had approached Carpenter on a bicycle, dismounted and shot him with a 9mm handgun.

The shooting occurred across from a police substation and shocked a community where such violence was uncommon. If anyone knew Santonio Carpenter, his activities that night, or saw someone leaving the Century City West complex, please come forward with information.