Murder suspect surrenders to police hours after shooting

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

COLUMBUS, OH – 50-year-old Sinnea Thomas was arrested after turning himself in to the Columbus Police Department hours after killing his girlfriend in their Butler Avenue home.

On Sunday, police officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Butler Avenue for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they located 45-year-old Tamieka Ross with multiple gunshot wounds.

Ross was pronounced dead at the scene by the Columbus Fire Department.

According to police Thomas and Ross lived together and had been arguing with each other during the day.

“The argument eventually escalated into a fight when the 50-year-old suspect fatally shot the victim. Thomas then left the scene, but later came to Columbus Police headquarters and surrendered,” the Columbus Police Department said in a statement.