Columbus police shared new data on increased efforts to solve homicide cases, including the addition of a full-time forensic investigative genetic genealogist.

According to the Columbus Division of Police, Johnathan Triplett was charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Trevon Durham.

Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called around 3:45 p.m. to the 1200 block of East Hudson Street on a report of a shooting.

Lakewood police confirmed the 29-year-old former Glenville and Ohio State star was arrested on Clifton Boulevard Wednesday evening.

Police have released little information about the investigation.

Police say each teen suspect had a gun, with all but one of them loaded.

Court records say 55-year-old Portia Martin was charged with murder after admitting to fatally stabbing and beating James Simpson Sr. at a northeast Columbus home.

The family says they are "devastated by the tragic and senseless loss of Spencer and Monique."

Five shootings across Columbus overnight injured eight people, testing recent progress in violent crime reduction and renewing calls for community accountability.

Court documents state that during an interview with detectives, Sharon Sakoulos admitted to suffocating her daughter and said she intended to kill her.

Court records say 41-year-old Sharon Sakoulos confessed to putting a plastic bag over her daughter's head until she stopped responding or moving.

The shootings, which all occurred over about a 12-hour period, spanned from just after 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve to around 5:30 a.m. on New Year's Day.

As of Wednesday, police had not announced any suspects.

Despite a drop in violent crime and homicides in Columbus this year, city leaders say domestic violence remains a growing and dangerous concern.

Columbus police say that while fewer people may be on the roads because of holiday time off, crashes often increase.

Dustin Ohm was originally indicted on nine felony charges stemming from a May incident involving Marysville police.

The Columbus Division of Police says 33-year-old Matthew Seymour was indicted on involuntary manslaughter and endangering children charges.

The crash happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday on I-270 North near West Broad Street.

A Delaware County judge found 27-year-old Mohamed Lanim Kandeh guilty on four counts of murder and one count of tampering with evidence.

Austen Medek has been charged with murder in the death of his wife.