Shamieke Pugh Charged With Murder After Confessing to 2012 Columbus Shooting

A 36-year-old man who traveled from California to central Ohio is in custody and charged with murder after approaching Columbus police officers and confessing to his role in a fatal 2012 robbery, according to Franklin County court records cited in local reporting.

According to a Columbus Division of Police arrest affidavit filed in Franklin County Municipal Court, Shamieke Pugh arrived in Columbus from Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 affidavit states. After arriving in the city, Pugh approached uniformed Columbus Division of Police officers and requested to speak directly with homicide detectives about a killing, the court records state.

Homicide detectives interviewed Pugh early Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to the records. The police affidavit states that during the interview, Pugh admitted to detectives that he shot Raymundo Lopez multiple times, killing him, as part of a robbery carried out with a "group of known individuals" records state. Pugh told investigators that the group had planned to rob Lopez and another man, identified in court documents as Heriberto Galeana-Galvan the affidavit notes.

The sudden confession provides new developments in a double homicide case that had remained unresolved for nearly 14 years following the 2012 incident. On Dec. 31, 2012, Columbus police officers responded to a shooting after a maintenance worker found two men wounded inside a detached garage in the 900 block of Lockbourne Road records show. Officers arrived at the scene and confirmed that Lopez and Galeana-Galvan had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, dying from their injuries inside the garage court documents state.

Following his interview with detectives early Wednesday, Pugh was arrested and formally charged with murder in connection with Lopez's death, officials announced according to court and police filings.

Pugh was booked into the Franklin County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Municipal Court for an initial arraignment on Thursday morning, Oct. 1 court records state. Under Ohio criminal procedure and the American legal system, all criminal charges and allegations outlined in police affidavits represent unproven accusations, and Pugh retains the legal presumption of innocence unless proven guilty in a court of law.

A 36-year-old man who traveled from California to central Ohio is in custody and charged with murder after approaching Columbus police officers and confessing to his role in a fatal 2012 robbery, according to Franklin County court records cited in local reporting.

According to a Columbus Division of Police arrest affidavit filed in Franklin County Municipal Court, Shamieke Pugh arrived in Columbus from Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 affidavit states. After arriving in the city, Pugh approached uniformed Columbus Division of Police officers and requested to speak directly with homicide detectives about a killing, the court records state.

Homicide detectives interviewed Pugh early Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to the records. The police affidavit states that during the interview, Pugh admitted to detectives that he shot Raymundo Lopez multiple times, killing him, as part of a robbery carried out with a "group of known individuals" records state. Pugh told investigators that the group had planned to rob Lopez and another man, identified in court documents as Heriberto Galeana-Galvan the affidavit notes.

The sudden confession provides new developments in a double homicide case that had remained unresolved for nearly 14 years following the 2012 incident. On Dec. 31, 2012, Columbus police officers responded to a shooting after a maintenance worker found two men wounded inside a detached garage in the 900 block of Lockbourne Road records show. Officers arrived at the scene and confirmed that Lopez and Galeana-Galvan had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, dying from their injuries inside the garage court documents state.

Following his interview with detectives early Wednesday, Pugh was arrested and formally charged with murder in connection with Lopez's death, officials announced according to court and police filings.

Pugh was booked into the Franklin County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Municipal Court for an initial arraignment on Thursday morning, Oct. 1 court records state. Under Ohio criminal procedure and the American legal system, all criminal charges and allegations outlined in police affidavits represent unproven accusations, and Pugh retains the legal presumption of innocence unless proven guilty in a court of law.