COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ten people, including two teenagers, were injured after a shooting in the Short North Arts District early Sunday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
What we know so far
- The victims were all males and their ages ranged between 16 and 27.
- One of the suspects was described by police as a male dressed in all black.
- Police say a suspect left the scene in a white Honda Civic. Officers attempted to stop the car but lost it on Grandview Avenue. The driver later turned himself in.
- Police believe there were at least four shooters based off the shell casings at the scene.
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said officers received calls just before 2:30 a.m. about a shooting in the 1100 block of North High Street, between Standard Hall and Michael’s Goody Boy. There were also officers working special duty in the area who heard several gunshots.
Officers found six people along North High Street who were shot. Most were taken to different hospitals by medics while at least one of them was taken by a police cruiser, according to Sgt. Albert.
Police were later told about four other victims who were driven to hospitals on their own.
The shooting victims were all males and their ages ranged between 16 and 27. Two of the males who were shot were juveniles, according to Sgt. Albert.
Police said a man was listed in critical condition and the other shooting victims were described as stable.
Sgt. Albert said the shooter was described as a male dressed in all black who entered a white Honda Civic before leaving the scene.
Sgt. Albert said officers pursued the vehicle on North 4th Street and Interstate 670 and attempted to stop it several times. Police lost the vehicle on Grandview Avenue.
On Sunday evening, 19-year-old Deangelo Fuller turned himself in to the police and admitted to driving the Honda.
Albert said Fuller turned himself in just before 6:30 p.m. and identified himself as the driver of the white Honda Civic that police were searching for. The same vehicle was recovered outside of police headquarters.
Fuller is facing a felony charge of obstructing official business with the risk of physical harm. He was arraigned in municipal court on Monday and was given a $100,000 bond.
On Tuesday, Potts told 10TV's Andrew Kinsey that it's believed at least four people fired weapons during the incident.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects involved.
Anyone with information on the shooting and the suspect is asked to call Columbus Police Detective Jones at 614-645-4373 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-4749.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this article misspelled the suspect's last name.
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