COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man fired shots at a police officer and other people outside of a nightclub in east Columbus early Wednesday morning, according to the Franklin County Municipal Court documents.
The Columbus Division of Police said the incident happened around 2 a.m. at the Truth Nightlife Club at 1921 Channingway Center Drive, just south of East Livingston Avenue.
Two uniformed officers working special duty responded to a fight between two groups of people at the bar. After police moved the groups outside, shots were fired from the parking lot of the club.
While investigating where the gunshots came from, more shots were heard and an officer saw a man firing a handgun toward him and other people.
The man, identified by police as 21-year-old Isaiah Davis, was arrested by special duty officers. Davis has been charged with felonious assault.
Court records say Davis was involved in the fight inside the club before being moved to the parking lot.
No one was reported injured.
This is the third shooting incident involving officers within a two-week span.
“I'm concerned, I'm outraged, I'm disgusted. I am disgusted that this is the new norm for police officers in our city and across the country. I want to see the public outraged. I want to see our elected officials outraged," said Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 9 President, Brian Steel. "This cannot continue, this trend of attack on law enforcement has to stop.”
In about a 12-hour window from July 6 to the early morning of July 7, armed suspects were able to steal a Porsche from a dealership in Whitehall, rob a bank in west Columbus near Hilliard and lead police on a chase along Interstate 70, resulting in a shootout that left one suspect dead and an officer shot.
In another incident on July 8, gunfire was exchanged between a suspect, officers and a deputy at an east Columbus apartment complex. The incident ultimately led to the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Antwan Lindsey who police said fired multiple shots.
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