Robert James Lester
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
- Height
- 6' 01"
- Weight
- 175 lbs
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Brown
- Date of birth
- 1970-01-17
#3729-LesterTier-2 extracted
Robert James Lester
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Jan 1, 2022
Recovery location
Columbus, OH
Coordinates
39.9562, -83.0516
Days open
1,616
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn July 25, 2022, at approximately 11:36pm, officers were dispatched to the 1900 Block of W. Broad St. on a shots fired. Officers arrived at scene and located evidence of shooting however, a victim was not located. A short time later, officers were dispatched to the area of Livingston Ave and Fairwood Ave on the report of a shooting. Officers and Columbus Fire Medic 815 arrived at scene and found the victim, 52yr old Robert Lester, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medic 815 pronounced the victim deceased at 11:40pm.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponfirearm
Locationpublic_outdooruncertain
Date2022-07-25
Address1900 Block of W. Broad St.
Age52
Genderuncertain
About these fields →qwen3:14b · 6/2/2026
Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.9562
- Longitude
- -83.0516
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 1900 Block of W. Broad St.
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