COLUMBUS – Four teenagers, all under the age of 18, are facing felony charges in connection with the shooting death of a man found in a vehicle on the Northwest Side earlier this month.
TEENS CHARGED IN HOMICIDE
Murder & aggravated robbery charges have been filed against four teens in connection to the fatal shooting of Thomas Hritzo III that occurred on Dec 3, 2022. Arrest warrants have been issued for Kasey Russel, Hunter Krouse, Marquel King, & Brent Boggs. pic.twitter.com/QBvZ0P2SqL
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) December 29, 2022
Brent Boggs and Marquel King, both 14, 15-year-old Hunter Krouse and Kasey Russsell, 17, have been charged with murder and aggravated robbery in the shooting death of Thomas Hritzo III, 18, who was found unresponsive inside of his vehicle by officers responding to an injury accident in the area of Sawmill Road and Stone Lake Drive on Dec. 3, Sgt. David Shimberg of the Columbus police Homicide Unit said.
Hritzo died the following day at a hospital.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).