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Federal marshals seek 21-year-old wanted in two Columbus shootings
The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help locating Trey Morris, who is wanted in connection with two 2025 Columbus shootings. One incident injured two people, including a man who was paralyzed, while another involved gunfire near the University District that injured no one.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal marshals are asking the public to help locate Trey Morris, 21, who is wanted in connection with two Columbus shootings in 2025.
The search comes roughly one year after a September shooting in the Argyle Park neighborhood left two people seriously injured. Investigators said a man was paralyzed and a woman suffered a gunshot wound to her arm. Two other people were inside the home on the 1700 block of Blake Avenue when bullets entered the residence.
Morris is also wanted in connection with a shooting in June 2025 near East 13th Avenue and North Pearl Street, close to the University District. Police said that shortly before midnight, three shots were fired at two men sitting outside a business. The men were not injured and ran from the area.
Security-camera footage captured the June gunfire. Detectives said they identified Morris from previous encounters while reviewing the video.
Morris faces several charges, including seven counts of felonious assault, a count alleging he fired a weapon over a roadway and another alleging he fired into an occupied home. He also has an extensive record in Franklin County Municipal Court, according to investigators.
Michael Black, the U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, said the two incidents raise concerns about the potential for further violence.
“We need to get him off the streets because if we don’t, we just don’t know what he’s going to do next,” Black said.
Black said his fugitive apprehension strike team is prepared to assist in finding Morris. His last known address was in the 200 block of Cedar Street, in a mobile-home community in Pataskala.
“Somebody knows this guy,” Black said. “He’s out there roaming around, he’s committed numerous crimes, and we need to get him off the streets.”
Anyone with information about Morris’ whereabouts can submit a tip to the U.S. Marshals Service through its online fugitive-investigation tip form. People should not approach him or attempt to intervene themselves.