Man guilty in fatal 2023 AutoZone shooting

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DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – A second man accused in a fatal shooting during an auto store robbery in August 2023 has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Darius Wynn, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder, aggravated robbery, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, and two firearm specifications.

Wynn, along with Zackeyis S. Davis and Anthony Blakely, were charged in a robbery of an AutoZone store on Sancus Boulevard near Polaris Fashion Place that left a customer, 43-year-old Alejandro Fajardo-Torres dead. Police said Fajardo-Torres attempted to stop the robbery.

Wynn, Davis, and Blakely were allegedly part of a suspected “enterprise” in which the committed multiple, targeted robberies against AutoZone stores and other businesses in Delaware and Franklin counties between May 14 and Sept. 13, 2023.

Wynn will be sentenced on Aug. 28 and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 41 years.

In June, Davis was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years for an aggravated murder charge and 10 to 15 years in prison for an attempted murder charge, which stemmed from a separate incident that left another man paralyzed. He was also given three years in prison for each charge due to the firearm specifications. All sentences will be served consecutively.

In May, Blakely rejected a plea deal and is scheduled to go on trial on Aug. 20.