COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 42-year-old man was killed near a bus terminal in west Columbus late Sunday night, police said. A suspect was arrested in connection with the incident.
Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to the Greyhound Bus terminal in the 800 block of North Wilson Road just before 11:15 p.m.
Police said the shooting victim, identified as Rhys Jones, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:23 p.m. A gun was also recovered from the scene.
Police said they arrested the suspect, 26-year-old Jibril Kim, after security detained him at the scene. He is charged with murder and is currently being held on a $2 million bond.
Details surrounding the shooting were not provided.
In August, the City of Columbus filed a lawsuit against the owners who operated the terminal to declare it a public nuisance. Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein said the terminal is plagued by safety, security and sanitation concerns.
In the lawsuit, Klein said the property was in violation of the City Building Code as no certificate for occupancy had been issued for the site’s current use as a major bus terminal.
Additionally, City officials noted multiple safety and sanitation issues, including overcrowded waiting areas, unauthorized portable restroom facilities, and inadequate loading and unloading zones, among other violations.
Klein said in August that the city was working with law enforcement to gather more data to bring the company to Environmental Court to potentially enforce a decrease in bus routes.
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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