10 shot near downtown in Columbus, Ohio; police seek suspect
Ten people were shot, with one person critically wounded, early Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, police said.
Ten people were shot, with one person critically wounded, early Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, police said.
The shooting happened in the Short North Arts District near downtown around 2:30 a.m., with victims from 16 to 27 years old, according to the Columbus Police Department.
Police on the scene after a mass shooting in the Short North Arts District near downtown Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday morning.WCMHAll of the victims in Sunday’s shooting appeared to be men, according to NBC affiliate WCMH of Columbus. Nine of the victims were listed as stable Sunday morning, Columbus police said.
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said a male suspect was found shortly after the shooting but officers lost him during a highway pursuit, according to the station. The suspect was driving a white Honda Civic with tinted windows, authorities said.
This is the third time in just over a year that there’s been a major shooting in the arts district.
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