COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people are dead and another is injured after two separate shootings in east Columbus Sunday afternoon, according to police.
The first shooting happened in the 1400 block of East Mound Street at 12:35 p.m. in the South of Main neighborhood.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, one person was taken to Grant Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Police also said a second victim, believed to have been shot at the same location, took themselves to Ohio State East Hospital. Both were later pronounced dead.
On Monday, Columbus police identified the two victims as 41-year-old Nicholas Ealy and 69-year-old Alberto DeLeon.
There is no suspect information for the first shooting at this time, but police said the incident stemmed from an argument.
While officers were on the scene investigating the shooting, more gunshots were heard nearly an hour later on East Fulton Street and Kelton Avenue. Officers already on the scene responded and found a victim who was shot and the leg. The victim was taken to the hospital and their condition was described as stable.
Police identified the suspect involved in the second shooting as a 39-year-old man. The circumstances of what led up to the shooting remain under investigation.
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