COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified the man who died after a shooting in the Hilltop area Monday night.
According to police, officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of West Broad Street just after 11:30 p.m. on a shots fired call. Officers located evidence of a shooting but no victim.
A short time later, police say they were dispatched to the area of Livingston and Fairwood avenues in the Driving Park neighborhood.
Officers and medics with the Columbus Division of Fire arrived at the scene and found 52-year-old Robert Lester suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Lester was pronounced dead at 11:40 p.m. This is the 79th homicide in Columbus this year.
Police said after interviewing a second person, who was not injured, it was determined the shooting happened on West Broad Street.
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).