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Records: Authorities arrest suspect who fled to Alabama after deadly Columbus shooting

Clarence Ellis is charged in the shooting death of Derrius Morgan in July 2023.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities arrested a man in Alabama accused of shooting and killing a Columbus man last year.

Officers with the Columbus Division of Police responded to a reported shooting in the 2200 block of McGuffey Road in the South Linden neighborhood on July 12, 2023.

Derrius Morgan was taken to Grant Medical Center and later died from his injuries.

According to Franklin County court documents, Clarence Ellis was seen on a security video driving a stolen vehicle to Morgan's residence. Witnesses heard gunshots and saw Ellis pointing a gun at Morgan.

Ellis drove away from the residence in the stolen vehicle.

Ellis has been charged with murder.

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