COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police is asking for help in identifying 12 persons of interest they want to speak with regarding a fatal shooting at a northeast Columbus gas station early Sunday.
The shooting happened at the Sheetz located at 1485 North Cassady Avenue around 3:50 a.m.
Police say 21-year-old Kevin Sobnosky and three friends were driving in the area when multiple people started firing shots. The vehicle was hit by gunfire and Sobnosky was struck.
Sobnosky was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:17 p.m. His death marks the 119th homicide in Columbus this year.
In an update on Wednesday, police shared surveillance images of 12 people they say were either involved or witnessed the shooting.
Persons of interest in Sheetz shooting in Columbus
Columbus Police Commander Mark Denner said Sobnosky, who was the Valedictorian of his class at Girard High School and was on the Dean's list at Youngstown State, was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"They were just coming through Columbus, they had been visiting. They pulled into the Sheetz gas station and unfortunately, some individuals who made reckless and bad decisions were shooting guns," Denner said.
Police are asking those individuals or people who may know them to contact the homicide unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).