COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police arrested the 18-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting at a north Columbus Roosters on Wednesday after a crash in Interstate 270.
Police said a SWAT team started to follow a silver Mazda with 18-year-old Jesus Castro inside around 4:30 p.m. on I-71.
Around 5:25 p.m., the Mazda's driver rammed two unmarked SWAT vehicles on I-71 north near Morse Road.
As SWAT was continuing to follow, the Mazda crashed from the I-270 westbound ramp connecting to US-33 east.
Castro got out of the car and was detained. A gun was recovered at the scene where he was taken into custody, according to police.
The driver of the Mazda kept going. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Castro is charged with murder in the death of 18-year-old Marshawn Davis.
Davis was standing inside the breezeway of the Roosters restaurant located on East Dublin Granville Road and Cleveland Avenue on Feb. 18 when police said Castro opened the door and shot him.
Police said they identified Castro as a suspect through witnesses and video footage obtained during the investigation.
