Two Columbus shootings net zero suspects
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are investigating two Wednesday shootings that resulted in two hospitalizations, but zero suspects as of Thursday morning.
Just before 5 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at an east Columbus residence near the intersection of Gilbert Street and Forest Street in the Southern Orchards neighborhood. A 22-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound to her chest. She was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition but is expected to survive.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Felony Domestic Violence Unit at 614-645-7225.
At around 9 p.m., CPD was called to the 200 block of Belvidere Avenue in the Hilltop on the westside of Columbus after reports of a man being shot. The victim, 22, was found with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).