COLUMBUS, Ohio — One man is dead after a shooting in the University District area of Columbus Friday night.
Columbus police report the shooting happened in the 300 block of East 12th Avenue, east of North 4th Street, around 10:40 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found a blood trail but were not able to find a victim.
Police said someone drove the victim to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
The victim has been identified by police as 38-year-old Fentahun Mengistu. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 11:19 p.m.
Police are investigating what led to the shooting.
According to officials, Mengistu was shot at from a vehicle that left the scene.
This is the 188th homicide of 2021 in Columbus.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).