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2 charged with murder in fatal shooting on Halloween night

Othman Abdu and David Peton Jr. are charged with murder in the Oct. 31 shooting death of Nazeer Winton.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A second person has now been charged in the fatal shooting of a man in late October on the southeast side of Columbus.

The Columbus Division of Police responded to the shooting in the 3000 block of Rabbit Hill Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Halloween.

Officers found 21-year-old Nazeer Winton lying in the roadway, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Winton was taken to Mount Carmel East in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at just after 7 p.m.

A first suspect, 18-year-old Othman Adbu was arrested and charged with murder with Nov. 19.

On Wednesday, police announced 20-year-old David Peton Jr. turned himself in after a warrant for murder and felonious assault was issued.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477). 

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