COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people have been charged after a shootout left an innocent bystander injured in northeast Columbus Sunday afternoon.
Officers were called to the shooting scene at the parking lot in 2200 block of Mock Road at around 2:50 p.m.
Columbus Police Lt. Larry Yates initially said the two people injured were innocent bystanders but after further investigation, the man who was shot, 30-year-old Shawn Nooks Jr., was identified as one of the shooters. The woman had no involvement in the shooting.
Police said Nooks Jr. and the woman were hospitalized in critical condition but Yates later said at the scene it appears both will survive their injuries.
Yates said police recovered several firearms including two handguns and a semi-automatic rifle.
Along with Nooks Jr, police also arrested 21-year-old Dallas Jones-Hooks. Both Nooks Jr. and Jones-Hooks are charged with felonious assault.
A third suspect has not been identified and is still at large.