COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting in the Hilltop neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
According to the Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert, police received a ShotSpotter just before midnight in the 400 block of South Richardson Avenue with multiple gunshots being detected. Dispatchers then received a 911 call from someone saying someone was shot and lying in the road.
Officers arrived less than a minute after the call and found Leviticus Leeper suffering from a gunshot wound.
Leeper was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and died at 12:35 a.m.
Witnesses said a dark-colored sedan left the area after the shooting but didn't provide any other details. Investigators are looking into the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730.