COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police identified the 17-year-old boy who died after a shooting on the city's west side Friday afternoon.
Officers were called to the 300 block of Lechner Avenue, located in the Hilltop neighborhood, on a report of a shooting just before 3:40 p.m.
Arriving officers found Carnal Mixon suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Mixon was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead at 4:04 p.m.
Police said there is no information on a suspect. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Lemmon at (614)645-2558 or RALemmon@ColumbusPolice.org or to call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614)461-TIPS (8477).