COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is dead after being shot Saturday night, according to Columbus police.
Police said officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Gilbert Street, north of East Livingston Avenue, at 8:05 p.m.
Medics took the man to Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. Police have identified the man who died as 24-year-old Lee Mardis Jr.
Authorities say a 24-year-old woman was with Mardis at the time he was shot, but she was not hurt.
Detectives are still looking for a suspect.
This is the 11th homicide of 2022 in the city of Columbus.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).