COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two women are dead and one man is in critical condition after police responded to a call about a stabbing Tuesday morning in north Columbus.
Columbus police say officers responded around 5 a.m. to Summit Park Apartments in the 4400 block of Walford Street, just south of Morse Road.
When police arrived on scene, they found two women suffering from stab wounds and a man, who is also the suspect, attempting to commit suicide.
The two female victims: Mariah Hurt, 22, and Wanda Myricks, 43, died from their injuries at a local hospital.
The suspect, 31-year-old Innocent Nshizirungu, is currently in the hospital in critical condition.
Police say if Nshizirungu survives his injuries, he will be charged with two counts of murder.
This is the 172nd and 173rd homicide in Columbus in 2020.