Unarmed Man Shot in Own Apartment | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 4, 2026 · 1m

A former Columbus police K-9 officer faces court over the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis in his own apartment—unarmed and holding only a vape pen—in a chilling early-morning raid that sparked policy changes and a lawsuit from Lewis’s estate. Body cam footage shows the officer firing within a second of entering the room, prompting the officer’s resignation and igniting national scrutiny over police conduct and late-night warrant enforcement. The case remains unresolved as the officer prepares to plead, leaving a family shattered and a community grappling with justice and…