COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police have filed warrants for three people in relation to the death of 15-year-old Tyshawn Dickerson on New Years Eve 2021 in the 204th and final homicide in Columbus during that year.
Police have identified 19-year-old Oscar Soriano and 17-year-old’s Christopher and Christian Pedraza-Helber as suspects with all three being charged with tampering with evidence. The 19-year-old was also charged with improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle, according to police.
An update by police stated that Christopher and Christian Pedraza-Helber turned themselves in on Feb. 15.
Police said Dickerson was found unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound at approximately 8:09 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2021 in the area of Ashburton Road and Mayfair Park Place.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:20 a.m.