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1 dead, 1 injured in east Columbus shooting

Police were called to a reported shooting outside a home along Stelzer Road, north of East 7th Avenue in Columbus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is dead and another is injured after a shooting in east Columbus Sunday night.

Police were called to a reported shooting just before 10 p.m. outside a home at Stelzer Gardens Manufactures Home Community on Stelzer Road just north of East 7th Avenue. 

Police found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene.

Police said the first victim, 45-year-old Ignacio Jaurez, was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m. at the scene. 

The second victim, a 31-year-old man, was taken to Grant Medical Center. Police described that person's condition as stable.

Police said Jaurez was driving a pickup truck and then got involved in a confrontation with several other men. During that confrontation, both victims were struck by gunfire. 

 Afterward, the truck rolled down the street and hit an obstacle before it came to a stop, police said.

This is the 29th homicide in Columbus in 2022.

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

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