COLUMBUS – Two men died in separate incidents over the weekend, raising the year’s total of homicides in Columbus to 117.
A man found suffering from gunshot wounds at 4027 Southpoint Boulevard at 12:32 p.m. Friday died later OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Sgt. Eric Pilya of the Homicide Unit said
UPDATE 7/29/21 7:03 a.m.: The victim in this shooting has been identified as Antonio Washington Jr., 33.
A male suspect, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans was seen fleeing on foot and is still at large, Pilya said.
A 44-year-old man was found on a walking path between homes in the 3300 block of Balford Square on the Southeast Side at 5:19 p.m. Saturday by officers responding to a reported shooting, Sgt. Edward Powell III said.
Despite live saving efforts by an officer, George Craft was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the Columbus police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
Nine people were shot in a half-dozen incidents over the weekend, include four people shot outside Skully’s Music Diner in the Short North just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
After a Columbus police lieutenant working a special duty assignment in the area reported hearing multiple gunshots, officers found four victims suffering from gunshots wounds and multiple large-caliber rifle casings in the middle of N. High Street near E. 4th Avenue and in a parking lot just north of the bar, Sgt. Doug Jones of the Felony Assault Unit said.
Several cars and buildings were also struck by gunfire, Jones said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141.