COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is in serious condition following a shooting at the Independence Village Shopping Center in east Columbus Sunday night.
The Columbus Division of Police 43-year-old victim and another person pulled into the parking lot to meet friends at a bar within the shopping center.
After exiting their vehicle, police said another vehicle pulled up and people began shooting several rounds.
The victim was struck several times in the lower abdomen and legs. Police said he was taken to Mount Carmel East in critical condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Columbus Police Felony Assault Detective Pruitt #2341 at 614-645-4141 or central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
This is the fifth felony assault in Columbus in 2022.