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Woman charged in Hilltop area shooting that sent boyfriend to the hospital

According to the Columbus Division of Police, the man and woman share four children who were also in the home. They were not harmed.
Credit: Franklin County Sheriff's Office

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman was arrested and charged in the shooting of a man inside a Hilltop area home early Thursday morning. 

Columbus police responded to the shooting just before 1 a.m. in a home on the 300 block of South Chase Avenue. 

There, they found a man who had been shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but police say his condition has since improved. 

According to a release, the man ran to the neighbor's house and was banging on the door when he collapsed.

Police arrested Lanisha Carter in connection to the shooting. According to officers, Carter is the man's girlfriend, as well as the mother of his four children. The children were not harmed.

Carter has been charged with felonious assault. 

It is unknown what led to the shooting at this time.

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