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Columbus and Franklin County homicides in June 2025
Columbus homicides dropped by considerable numbers in 2024, with the city experiencing a 17% decrease in killings over the previous year. The downward trend has continued in 2025 with homicides and shootings down through the first several months of the year.
The Dispatch tracks all homicides to get a sense of where violence is happening in the city and Franklin County and to remember the victims. This list is preliminary, and the number of homicides can change as law enforcement investigates each case and decides whether the killing was criminal, justified, accidental, or the result of suicide.
The Dispatch excludes fatal overdoses, accidents, suicides and unintentional hit-and-run deaths. The information we compile comes from Columbus and Franklin County law enforcement, court records and interviews with family and loved ones of homicide victims and is subject to change.
A 35-year-old man died after being shot just before midnight June 6 at a billiard parlor, Whitehall police said.
Officers responded to Players Family Billiards, 4380 E. Main St., where they found Corey Divers with a gunshot wound, according to a police news release.
He died shortly after being taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital, according to the release.
'Violence like this will not be tolerated in Whitehall,' police Lt. Tanner Williams said in the release. 'We are aggressively pursuing every lead and using every available resource to find the person responsible.'
As of June 7, police had not arrested anyone. They asked those with information to call them at 614-237-6333, ext. 1263.
Columbus police responded to a stabbing report about 10 p.m. June 3 on the 3100 block of Allegheny Drive, according to a news release. Officers found Damon Riley, 35, suffering from a stab wound.
Medics took Riley to a local hospital, where he died about 10:30 p.m., according to the release.
Another man at the scene told police he had stabbed Riley in self-defense after Riley assaulted him, according to the news release.
The man is cooperating with detectives, and an investigation into the stabbing continues, police said.
A Mexican restaurant is located on the 3100 block of Allegheny Drive.
Previous homicide coverage: May 2025, April 2025, March 2025, February 2025
Anyone with information on a Columbus homicide can contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730. People with information on a Franklin County homicide can contact the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at 614-525-3350. Franklin County Crime Stoppers Anonymous accepts anonymous tips at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
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Public safety and breaking news reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Homicides in Columbus and Franklin County in May 2025
