DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — A Columbus man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for a shooting at an AutoZone near Polaris last summer where a man was killed while attempting to stop a robbery, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office.
Darius Wynn, 28, pleaded guilty in July to murder, aggravated robbery, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and two firearm specifications.
The Columbus Division of Police said that Wynn and two other men were attempting to rob the AutoZone at 8338 Sancus Blvd. on Aug. 24, 2023, when 43-year-old Alejandro Fajardo-Torres intervened and was shot. An employee was also injured.
The prosecutor's office added that Columbus police detectives led an investigation to uncover that Wynn was involved in a string of robberies during the summer of 2023 in Franklin and Delaware counties. The investigation revealed that Wynn was a part of targeted attacks on multiple AutoZone's and other businesses in central Ohio.
“Darius Wynn planned these robberies and drove his accomplices to the scenes where these heinous crimes were committed, and his choices and actions landed him a life sentence," Prosecutor Melissa Schiffel said.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Wynn will be eligible for parole after serving 40 years.
Anthony Blakely, 28, and Zackeyis Davis, 23, were also charged in the case.
In June, Davis pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and attempted murder. The prosecutor's office said that Davis was the one who killed Fajardo-Torres. He was sentenced in June to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 46 years.
Blakely's trial is scheduled to start on Oct. 29.
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