COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police have identified the man who was shot by officers during a confrontation outside of a south Columbus restaurant Thursday morning.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, 26-year-old Raymond Hampton is charged with three counts of felonious assault after firing a handgun at officers.
Police were called to the parking lot of Tee Jaye's Country Place on the 1300 block of Parsons Avenue just before 5:15 a.m. on a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they found Hampton armed outside of the restaurant. Officers confronted him and attempted to de-escalate the situation. After several minutes, police say Hampton fired shots at the officers.
One of the officers fired shots at Hampton, critically injuring him, Deputy Chief Smith Weir said.
Hampton was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Police are now describing his condition as stable. No officers were injured.
Columbus police released body camera video of Thursday morning's shooting. You can watch it in the player below.
10TV talked to a witness who lives nearby and overheard the shots.
“I heard a couple shots go off. Then I kind of rolled over, I didn’t think much of it. It could have been anything. About 10 minutes later I heard several more shots, 5-7 more shots,” said Gabe Waugh. “There were cops all over the place. I went into the backyard to try to look and there was a guy laying on the ground screaming, my stomach, my stomach.”
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.