Columbus police homicide detectives are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was found shot dead on a lawn on the city’s East Side early Friday morning, November 6, in a case in which no suspect has yet been publicly identified.
Officers responded at about 5:10 a.m. to the 1300 block of Yorkland Road on a report of a deceased male lying on a lawn, according to Columbus police in a report by The Columbus Dispatch. WBNS 10TV also reported that officers responded just after 5 a.m. on Yorkland Road and that one person was dead at the scene.
Responding officers found De’Montrez Jackson, 17, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, according to police, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Columbus Division of Fire medics were called to the scene and pronounced Jackson dead at 5:20 a.m., ten minutes after officers arrived.
Police have not said when the shooting itself is believed to have happened, whether it took place where Jackson was found, or whether anyone heard or witnessed it. The circumstances that led up to the shooting remain unknown, and homicide detectives are working to determine what happened, according to police.
No suspect has been publicly identified, and police have announced no arrest in the case. Investigators have not released a description of any vehicle, any information about a possible motive, or any indication of whether they believe Jackson was targeted or knew whoever shot him.
Jackson’s death is being investigated as a homicide by the Columbus Division of Police. Detectives are asking anyone who was in the Yorkland Road area early Friday, or who knows anything about the shooting, to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477, police said. Tips to Crime Stoppers can be given anonymously.
NewsForce247 will update this story as Columbus police release more information about the investigation, including any suspect description or arrest.