COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police say a man is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting that happened Friday on the city's west side.
Officers went to a reported shooting Friday around 11:40 p.m. in the area of Briggs Road and Wedgewood Drive.
Police say the victim, 23-year-old Isaiah Petty, was shot as he was standing outside an apartment in the 3600 block of Briggs Road talking with his ex-girlfriend.
According to police, someone who was inside the apartment fired a gunshot at Petty, which hit him in the chest.
When officers arrived, they found Petty suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Grant Medical Center, where he died Saturday just after 10 a.m., according to police.
Christopher Thompson, 28, is currently charged with felony assault in connection with the shooting. Police say he will also be charged with murder.
This is the 119th homicide of 2020 in Columbus.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Police Assault Unit at (614) 645-4141 or Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).
