Columbus police have arrested a third suspect in a home invasion shooting that left two men wounded on Caldwell Place last month. Eugene Lamont Mosley Jr., of Canal Winchester, now faces charges of aggravated burglary and multiple counts of felonious assault in connection with the attack, which unfolded on Oct. 12 when three men opened fire inside a house on the city's east side.
According to WSYX, Columbus police said three males shot into a home at 1050 Caldwell Pl. at 8:25 p.m. that night. One of the two people struck by gunfire was identified as Issiah Douley, who was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the station reported.
The affidavits, as described in the station's report, say surveillance footage showed the suspects arriving in a maroon Mitsubishi, entering the home by force and opening fire. A witness told investigators Mosley Jr. drove them there and was involved in the robbery, court records cited by the station say.
Second Suspect Found With Gunshot Wound Nearby
Investigators' attention turned to the Caldwell Place shooting after officers responding to a separate call at 1021 Summit St. shortly afterward found 24-year-old David A. McPheters with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh. A woman at the address told officers her boyfriend had been shot. McPheters was taken to a hospital in stable condition, according to the station.
After connecting McPheters to the Caldwell Place scene, detectives obtained a search warrant. Investigators said they found bloody clothes in his washing machine that matched clothing seen on security video from the shooting. The station reported that McPheters faces charges of aggravated burglary, felonious assault, improper discharge of a firearm and weapons under disability.
Third Arrest Follows Booking of Second Suspect
Cashmere Brown, identified as a second suspect, was booked into the Franklin County Jail on Oct. 21, according to the station's account of court documents. He faces charges of felonious assault and aggravated burglary. Mosley Jr.'s arrest came weeks later.
Citywide data and the aggravated-burglary charge
For context, WOSU Public Media reported 247 shootings in Columbus by the end of June 2025, compared with 387 by the end of June 2024; 112 of the 2025 shootings involved someone injured by a gunshot. The report did not give a comparable 2024 count of shootings involving injuries, so those figures do not show how that subset changed year over year. Ohio's aggravated-burglary statute describes a trespass by force, stealth or deception into an occupied structure while a person who is not an accomplice is present, with intent to commit a crime, when the offender inflicts, attempts or threatens physical harm or has a deadly weapon. That legal definition does not establish that Mosley Jr. committed those acts. The statute is in Ohio Revised Code Section 2911.11.
No court outcomes have been reported in the case. The charges against all three men remain allegations, and the police account described in the affidavits has not established guilt.
