GALLOWAY, Ohio — The Columbus Police Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a woman who was found shot to death in a driveway in Galloway on Monday.
According to police, officers were dispatched to Pepperwood Court off Galloway Road around 3:10 p.m. A woman, later identified as Angel Gomez, was found at the scene and pronounced dead at 3:21 p.m.
An arrest warrant was filed Tuesday for her estranged husband, identified by police as 49-year-old Jose Antonio Gomez-Santana. He's charged with murder and is currently on the run.
Police said Jose was hiding in a parked vehicle in the driveway that afternoon waiting for Angel to arrive. She she pulled up to the home, police said Jose shot her several times and then ran from the scene.
A woman who lives near the scene said she heard what sounded like gunshots just after 2 p.m., but didn't think anything of it until her son got off the bus from school.
"My son ran in and was like, 'Mom, there's a dead body' and I'm like 'No one is out there you guys are telling tales.' And I walk out here and then, yeah. And as I'm walking out there's 30 more cops pulling up," Wendi Arnold said.
Arnold has lived in the area for about five years. What worries her is this incident is too close to home for comfort.
"It's very disheartening to know that 10-year-old kids or any kids for that matter have to see this type of things," Arnold said. "I don't feel safe around here in Columbus, in general."
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