COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person died after Columbus police found an adult with gunshot wounds in an alley in the Franklinton neighborhood late Tuesday night, according to the Columbus Division of Police as reported by WBNS-10TV and The Columbus Dispatch.
Officers were called to the area of Sullivant Avenue and Brehl Avenue at about 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, on an unknown complaint, Columbus police Sgt. Joseph Albert told WBNS-10TV and The Columbus Dispatch. In a nearby alley northeast of the intersection, officers found an unresponsive adult suffering from gunshot wounds, according to both outlets’ reports of the police account.
Medics took the victim to a local hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead at 11:23 p.m., Columbus police said in the accounts reported by WBNS-10TV and The Columbus Dispatch. WSYX also reported the man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and died later that night. Police have not identified the person who died, and investigators are working to identify the victim.
Investigators are still working to determine what led up to the shooting, police told WBNS-10TV. Police have not announced a suspect, a motive, or any arrest in connection with the death, and WSYX reported no suspects have been identified.
The shooting is being investigated by the Columbus police Homicide Unit. Anyone with information about the shooting can contact Columbus police Detective Orahood at 614-645-4360, the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730, or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477, according to WBNS-10TV.
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Photo: Jsjessee, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons — Franklinton neighborhood, Columbus.