Columbus reports third murder of 2022 as killings continues in the city

Columbus reports third murder of 2022 as killings continues in the city
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COLUMBUS, OH – Yesterday, January 5, 2022, at 6:10 pm, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 1700 block of Sullivant Ave. on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found the decedent, 38-year-old Rashawn Garner, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Garner was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, where he was pronounced deceased at 6:32pm.

Anyone with info is asked to contact CPD’s Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or ralemmon@columbuspolice.org or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477). This is the city’s 3rd homicide in 2022.