COLUMBUS — The 21-year-old Columbus man shot and wounded by police who said he was firing at vehicles along a busy stretch of I-71 near Gemini Parkway in Delaware County Friday morning will face an attempted aggravated murder charge.
Authorities said at least three vehicles were hit.
Sgt. James Fuqua, a Columbus Division of Police spokesperson, said Jonathan Myers was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition but was later said to be stable.
Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers from the Delaware Post responded at 9:56 a.m. to a call that a 2014 Gray Ford Fusion had driven off the left side of the roadway and struck a cable barrier, Fuqua said.
Initial reports indicated that an occupant of the vehicle was firing a gun at cars traveling northbound.
When Columbus officers arrived on the scene the suspect, who was reportedly identified as Jonathan Myers, 21, of Columbus continued to fire, Fuqua said.
Columbus officers opened fire on the suspect, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries,
Fuqua said.
He is reportedly being charged with attempted aggravated murder.
A second occupant of the car was also taken into custody during this incident.
A vehicle matching the same description was also involved in a hit-skip crash on I-70 in Franklin County at 9:37 a.m., Fuqua said.
There were no injuries reported from that crash, which remains under investigation.
Reportedly, the incident may have stemmed from a domestic incident.