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Maliek Venson

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jul 30, 2026

Victim Details

Maliek Venson

Male

Columbus

OH

2026-07-30

21

Maliek

Venson

08/11/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning, the South Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On July 23, 2026, 21-year-old Maliek Venson was walking in an alley in the 2300 block of Hamilton Avenue when an altercation erupted. In the ensuing confrontation, Venson was shot. Columbus Division of Police officers responded to a report of shots fired around 3:30 a.m. and found an unresponsive Venson suffering from a gunshot wound. Tragically, he was pronounced ...
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