Man arrested in fatal shooting of 18-year-old in southeast Columbus
Photo: WBNS (10TV Columbus, file photo)Columbus police have arrested a 21-year-old man on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old on the city's Southeast Side, saying the shooting was planned by a group.
Julius Diyanni Cherry, 21, of the Southeast Side, faces a murder charge in connection with the shooting on the 3200 block of Rabbit Hill Lane, near Rosebriar Lane, according to a police news release and online court records.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting there at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and found Dereon Williams, 18, with a gunshot wound, police said. Medics took Williams to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he died about 9:30 p.m.
Police said Cherry was part of a group that planned the shooting, which investigators described as an apparent targeted homicide. Other suspects will likely be charged, police said.
As of the morning of Nov. 13, Cherry remained at the Franklin County jail, awaiting an arraignment.
Anyone with information about the shooting may contact the Columbus police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or provide an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
Cherry is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Sources: The Columbus Dispatch, "Man arrested in shooting that killed 18-year-old in Columbus" (Nov. 13, 2026); NBC4 Columbus, "Arrest made in deadly southeast Columbus shooting" (Nov. 13, 2026); WSYX/ABC 6, "Police search for suspect after shooting in southeast Columbus" (Nov. 11, 2026).
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