One Dead, One Injured in Columbus Shooting

Columbus Police Department - File Photo
Columbus Police Department - File Photo

COLUMBUS, OH- The Columbus Police Department is searching for the suspect of a shooting that took place at the 700 Block of Gibbard Avenue early Sunday morning.

Officers were dispatched to the scene at 3:19 AM, where they were directed to a porch where one of the victims was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. They were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

“Another victim was found a few houses away and was pronounced deceased by Columbus Fire Medics at 3:30am,” according to detectives. “The circumstances that lead to the incident are still under investigation”.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614)
645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).