Tayquann James, a 36-year-old Black man, came to Columbus from Paterson, New Jersey, and his life ended there on February 1, 2021, after a shooting in the early-morning hours on Steam Mill Road. Online reporting says Columbus police were called to the residence at about 5:16 a.m., found James suffering from a gunshot wound, and despite emergency efforts, he was pronounced dead shortly before 6 a.m. The sparse public record gives the scene a grim, sudden shape: a visit away from home, a house on
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