COLUMBUS — Columbus police have identified the man killed in a shooting Tuesday evening in the city’s Hilltop neighborhood. Cedric Cole, 53, died after being shot on the 2100 block of Clarendon Lane, just south of Sullivant Avenue, according to a police news release.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter gunfire alert around 7:53 p.m. Officers who were already in the area also reported hearing the gunfire. When they arrived on the scene, they found Cole suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics rushed him to a local hospital, where he died just before 8:30 p.m.
Police have not named a suspect or described a motive in the killing. Officers saw several people in the area before finding Cole, and detectives are working to identify those witnesses as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477. Anonymous tips are accepted.
