COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman is dead and a man was injured after a shooting in the Hilltop area early Monday morning.
Columbus police were called to a home in the 1300 block of Vida Court around 3:45 a.m. on a report of a shooting.
Police said they found 31-year-old Sorenta Hylton, who was struck by gunshots after someone shot into the residence. She was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead at 4:40 a.m.
Hylton’s death is the 36th homicide in Columbus this year.
A second victim, a 39-year-old man, was in a parked vehicle on O'Donnell Court. The vehicle was struck by gunshots, striking him in the arm.
That victim took himself to the hospital and police say he is expected to recover from his injuries. Another person in that vehicle was uninjured.
Police said there were four other people in the home sleeping when it was struck by gunfire. None of those people were injured.
Investigators are still attempting to determine a motive in this incident, according to police.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
This incident comes shortly after another homicide in the Hilltop area that left a man dead and another injured. As of now, there is no word on if the shootings are related.