COLUMBUS – An 18-year-old woman was killed and a teenager injured when someone fired into a crowd people at a party on the Southeast Side late Friday.
UPDATE 8/2/22 8:38 a.m.: Investigators are requesting assistance from anyone who was at the party who might have taken any photos or videos of the incident or the suspects.
Ayanta Jarmon was in the crowd of people at a location in the 2700 block of Fairwood Avenue at approximately 11:30 p.m. when she was shot, according to Sgt. David Shimberg of the Homicide Unit.
She was taken to a hospital where she died about five hours later, Shimberg said.
This was the 80th homicide of the year in Columbus.
A 16-year-old boy also went to a hospital with a gunshot wound and is expected to recover.
Shimberg says the suspects may have inadvertently been photographed and or caught on video sometime during the evening and anyone with photos or video is asked to contact the detective in charge of the investigation at 614-645-4059.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.