Rafael Warfield

Age : 21

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : 6800 block of Georges Creek Drive

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Division of Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during police shootout while in mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Columbus PD were sent to a mental health crisis call where they found Rafel Warfield to be suicidal. Police got into a shootout with him and he was killed. Police initially said he had committed suicide, then retracted the statement. It is unclear at this time whether he was killed directly by police or committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/columbus-police-shooting-georges-creek-drive-canal-winchester-area/530-df8d26bc-5ec5-44f5-b3fd-743ab154f053

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/16/one-dead-after-columbus-police-fired-on-man-threatening-to-kill-himself/73712192007/