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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Reward Notice

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Contact: PIO Suzanne Dabkowski

ATF Offers Reward of $10,000 for Information in Year-Old Columbus Murders

COLUMBUS, Oh. – Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individuals responsible for the murders of Charles Wade, Demitrius Wall-Neal, and Londynn Wall-Neal on December 7, 2021. ATF is offering a potential reward payment for information leading to the identification, prosecution, and conviction of those responsible of up to $10,000.

On December 7, 2021, Columbus police were dispatched at 6:16 p.m. on a report of shots fired in the 6600 block of Kodiak Drive at the Winchester Lakes Apartments. There police found the three victims fatally shot inside their vehicle. Police say a 2010-2012 black Nissan Altima and 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee with dark tinted windows drove the suspects from the crime scene.

Anyone having information about this incident should contact ATF at 1-888-ATF-TIPS (888-283-8477). Individuals may also email ATFTips@atf.gov, or contact ATF through its website at www.atf.gov/contact/atf-tips. Tips may also be submitted to ATF using the ReportIt® app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store, or by visiting www.reportit.com. Tips may also be provided to Columbus Detective Terry Kelley at 614-554-5002.

ATF is the lead federal law enforcement agency with jurisdiction involving firearms and violent crimes, and regulates the firearm industry. More information about ATF and its programs is available at www.atf.gov.

Columbus Field Division