Man dead following morning shooting in south Columbus

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — One man is dead after a shooting near Green Lawn Cemetery Monday.

Sebastian M. Watkins, 34, was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center.

At approximately 10:30 am Monday, police responded to a report of a shooting outside an apartment complex on Greenfield Drive.

Watkins was transported to Grant Medical Center with critical injuries but was pronounced dead around 2:30 pm.

A suspect in the shooting was described as a black man in his 20s, wearing sweatpants and a tank top and having dreadlocks.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).