Atlanta man charged with murder in death of Columbus teen struck in mass shooting
A 19-year-old Atlanta man is charged with murder in the mass shooting death of an 18-year-old Columbus teen who graduated high school just days before his death.
Mohamed Fofana is charged with murder in the June 14 death of Jusiah Mason, according to charges filed Franklin County Municipal Court documents. Authorities issued a warrant for Fofana's arrest June 20.
The Franklin County Jail does not list him as a current inmate in the facility, nor is he listed as an inmate in the Fulton County Jail in Georgia.
Jusiah was one of seven people shot shortly after 3 a.m. June 14 near the intersection of South Ludlow and West Town streets near the Scioto River in downtown Columbus.
Six other people, including one juvenile, survived their injuries. An eighth person suffered an injury while fleeing the gunfire.
An affidavit contained in the arrest warrant for Fofana's arrest says that police identified him through video surveillance footage.
The report says that the video showed the gunshots came from a blue 2017 BMW X3 with an Ohio license plate. Police said they identified Fofana as the car's owner.
The next day, Fofana boarded an airplane and flew back to Atlanta, according to Det. Lowell Titus II, who wrote the affidavit.
Jusiah celebrated his birthday on May 31, the day after graduating from Columbus City School's Beechcroft High School. He loved writing and performing rap music, as well as filming skits with his friends, his mother Shanai Neal previously told the Dispatch.
Columbus City School Board members honored Jusiah at a June 17 meeting, urging parents to "check up on" their kids and called his death "devastating." Jusiah was part of a program teaching students "restorative practices," which focuses on building relationships and preventing conflict, Board Vice President Jennifer Adair said.
The Uvalde Foundation, created after the 2022 school massacre in that Texas town, had offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to arrests. It's unclear whether that award will get claimed as a result of the charges against Fofana.
Jusiah's family has started a GoFundMe to help cover his funeral expenses.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Atlanta man charged with murder in shooting of Columbus teen
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