Garrett Burton

Case number: 3153
Incident location: Hilliard-Rome Road north of West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio - Franklin County
Incident date: 8/30/2008
Homicide date: 8/30/2008
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 240
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Law enforcement agency: Columbus Police Department

Details

On Saturday, August 30, 2008, at approximately 3:00am, several teens were throwing eggs at vehicles driving on Hilliard-Rome Road north of W. Broad Street; 16-year old Garrett Burton was one of the teens. As a result of one vehicle being struck, a yet unidentified male suspect pursued and shot Garrett. 16-year old Garrett died at the scene. Investigators are requesting the public’s help in solving this senseless murder.

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