COLUMBUS, OH – Today, a 18-year-old man, Kevin Jesus-Lopez, has been arrested and charged with the murder of 15-year-old Maria Fernanda Guerra-Sandoval.
Columbus Police officers discovered the young girl’s body in the 4700 block of Sullivant Avenue on April 3, 2023. Guerra-Sandoval was found unresponsive with an unknown injury and was pronounced dead shortly after by Columbus Fire.
Jesus-Lopez is currently in custody at the Franklin County Jail, while the Homicide Bureau continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
Community members are urged to visit the “Help Us Solve a Crime” page at www.columbus.gov/helpussolvecrime for more information on this case and others like it.