COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person has died after a shooting in west Columbus on Thursday night.
Authorities responded to Hambrick Street and Avonia Drive in the Georgian Heights neighborhood around 8:48 p.m., according to the Columbus Division of Police. The victim, 15-year-old Jafar Shalid, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but was pronounced dead at 10:01 p.m.
Police do not have any suspect information and are asking that anyone with information regarding this incident to call Columbus Police Detective Jude at (614) 645-4503, the Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730, or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).