COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Police Homicide Unit is investigating a deadly shooting that happened in the Southern Orchards neighborhood Saturday evening.
Officers responded to the 600 block of East Whittier Street around 6 p.m. following reports of a trespasser at a home.
Before officers arrived at the scene, police received an additional call that the trespasser had been shot and killed by the homeowner.
The man, identified as 60-year-old Kevin Smith, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:30 p.m. That man's name is being withheld pending identification by the Franklin County Coroner's Office.
Columbus police told 10TV that the homeowner has not been charged with a crime and is not being named at this time.
The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office will review the incident following the investigation and decide whether any charges should be filed.