COLUMBUS, Ohio — An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect believed to be involved in a shooting that left one person injured at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Thursday morning.
According to Franklin County Municipal Court documents, 27-year-old Stephon Clerk is charged with felonious assault, aggravated assault and receiving stolen property in connection to a shooting just before noon in the 700 block of East 17th Avenue on the state fairgrounds property.
Court records say that a verbal and physical altercation began between Clerk and the victim. The victim stated that Clerk pulled out a firearm and the two struggled when the victim attempted to push Clerk’s hand away.
The victim then said that Clerk fired the gun, striking him in the stomach area. According to court records, the victim gained control of the gun and ran to another part of the fairgrounds where he threw the gun in a trashcan and called 911.
Clerk reportedly ran away from the scene following the shooting.
Troopers with Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the scene where the victim was able to provide the identity of the suspect as Clerk, records say.
The shooting victim was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in what troopers described as “stable” condition.
The gun used in the shooting was found by investigators and later revealed to be a Smith & Wesson that was stolen in 2018, records say.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the OSHP Columbus Communications Center at 614-466-3830.
The investigation is ongoing.
