COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police identified the owner of a carryout store who was fatally shot during what detectives say was an armed robbery on the city's southeast side Wednesday afternoon.
Officers were called to Mike's Carry Out & Grocery located at 1436 South Hamilton Road on reports of a shooting around 1:52 p.m. Police said the shooting is believed to have happened inside the business.
The owner, who police identified as 55-year-old Vijayakumar Nair, was taken to Mount Carmel East with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead just before 2:30 p.m.
Police said the suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Reko Hickson, was seen leaving the area immediately after shots were fired. Hickson was arrested Thursday and charged with burglary after a brief standoff with Columbus police SWAT as they were attempting to serve a search warrant.
He was later charged with the shooting death of Nair on Friday.
The Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit is investigating.
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