COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified the victim who was fatally shot in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood last Tuesday as a 66-year-old man.
According to police, officers were called to the area of Mount Vernon Avenue and North 20th Street for a ShotSpotter alert on Dec. 5. While officers were on their way, dispatchers received a call about a man who had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers found Robert Kelly suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Grant Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
Details about a suspect or what led up to the shooting were not immediately available.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-0877 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
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