COLUMBUS – An 18-year-old man shot through the door of a West Side home earlier this month has died, becoming the 25th homicide victim of the year in Columbus.
Brent Bailey Jr. was attempting to answer the door of the home in the 3600 block of Eakin Road just before 9:00 p.m. on March 1 when he was shot through the door by an unknown suspect, according to Sgt. Eric Pilya of the Homicide Unit.
Bailey was transported to an area hospital in critical condition and died on Tuesday.
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).