Incident

12-22-2025 Ohio Columbus 1-0

December 22, 2025

Location

1500 block of E Long St
Columbus, Ohio

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child killed self

Notes

child possibly AD shot self. gun belonged to vic's uncle Antonio Colvin who was charged with one felony third-degree count of reckless homicide

District Information

Congressional District:

3

State Senate District:

15

State House District:

1

Victims

Name:

Va'Nyiah Mason

Age:

2

Age Group:

Child 0-11

Gender:

Female

Status:

Killed

Subjects-Suspects

Sources

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/child-dead-east-long-street-shooting-columbus/530-980b0cda-93cb-431e-8c79-c25f920fac1a

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2025/12/22/2-year-old-girl-shot-at-columbus-near-east-side-home-is-rushed-to-nationwide-childrens-hospital/87890221007/

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/columbus-police-identify-2-year-old-girl-killed-in-east-columbus-shooting-east-long-street-vanyiah-mason-child-shot-dead

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/man-indicted-in-shooting-death-of-2-year-old-girl-vanyiah-mason-east-long-street-columbus-police-franklin-county-reckless-homicide