Reward offered for teen’s killer

Sunny 95Olivia Kurtz, 16, was killed in Bicentennial Park in downtown Columbus on May 22. (FBI Cincinnati Field Office)

COLUMBUS – The FBI is offering a reward for information about the May 22 shooting death of a 16-year-oild girl at Bicentennial Park in downtown Columbus.

The federal agency and the Columbus Division of Police are asking for help and offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for the death of Olivia Kurtz.

FBI Cincinnati Field Office

Kurtz was killed when she and five other people were shot during an impromptu party with hundreds of teens and young adults just before midnight on May 22.

Officers responding to the shooting found six victims.

Olivia was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The homicide investigation initiated by the Columbus Police Department has revealed the shooting may be associated with other shootings in the city, according to the FBI’s Cincinnati Field Office.

If you have any information concerning this case, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI. Photos and videos of the incident can be uploaded at fbi.gov/columbus.