COLUMBUS, Ohio — One man is dead and three others are hurt after gunfire erupted overnight in Columbus, Ohio, authorities said.
4 people shot. One dead. Police are presently at this scene at Whittier and Ohio avenues in east Columbus. It was a shootout between the victims. We are gathering details. @10tv #10tv #wakeupcbus #cpd pic.twitter.com/OWaxt4Hxcl
— Tino Ramos (@Tino10TV) August 3, 2021
According to WBNS and WSYX, the incident occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Whittier Food Mart, a convenience store near East Whittier Street and South Ohio Avenue. Columbus police said four men were involved in an argument that escalated into a shootout as they entered the store.
NOW: 4 people shot at East Whittier St. & South Ohio Ave. in southeast @ColumbusGov.
— Mike McCarthy (@mikewsyx6) August 3, 2021
1 person was killed.
Shooting was reported at the Whittier Food Mart just before 12:30 a.m.
911 caller said he’d been shot in the chest. pic.twitter.com/AeG66DhhAz
Police said two men suffered gunshot wounds to the leg, while the others were struck in the chest, WBNS reported. One of the men later died at the hospital, according to the news outlet.
No further details were immediately available.
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