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Police: Man killed, woman injured in Hilltop shooting; suspect charged

Additional information about what led to the shooting was not immediately available.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police have charged a man with murder and felonious assault in connection to a fatal shooting on the west side of Columbus early Monday morning.

Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the 200 block of South Eureka Avenue, just north of Sullivant Avenue, around 4 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers located two victims, 22-year-old Joshua Farmer unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound and a 47-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds.

Farmer was pronounced dead at the scene by medics. The woman was taken to a local hospital where police say she is expected to recover from her injuries.

The suspect, 57-year-old Alfred Davis Jr. was taken into custody at the scene. 

Davis was later indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on one count of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of felonious assault and one count of weapons under disability.

Police say initial information indicates a domestic dispute led to the shooting.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).

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