COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man charged with the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in southeast Columbus Monday afternoon has been arrested, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
Police say 28-year-old Miles Gibson was arrested on a warrant Thursday after being charged with the murder of Kennedy Cowans.
The incident took place just before 1 p.m. on Monday when officers were called to an apartment complex on Brooke Colony Drive off Refugee Road.
Medics with the Columbus Division of Fire found Cowans suffering from a gunshot wound. Cowans was taken to Mount Carmel East where she was pronounced dead just after 3 p.m.
Witnesses said they heard a gunshot as Gibson and Cowans were arguing. Cowans went into the complex looking for help and was found by witnesses, according to police.
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