Police identify man shot, killed in Waffle House brawl involving 20 people near Ohio State

At lease one person is dead in a brawl that happened early Monday outside a North High Street Waffle House near the Ohio State University campus, Columbus police dispatchers confirmed.

Police received the call about 2:31 a.m. after a fight involving somewhere between 15 and 20 people outside the restaurant at 1712 North High St.

Columbus police identified the person who died as Ronald Diggs, 38. Officers arrived to find Diggs suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police report. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m.

The area was the site of a similar shooting in April 2023 that left one person dead .

In that case, Raymond Ladd, 27, is accused of shooting and killing Deijon Bedgood, 25, outside the Waffle House last year. Another man, Shemar Franklin, 27, is also accused of shooting and injuring an unnamed 27-year-old man in the same fight, the Dispatch previously reported.

Ladd is currently under house arrest while Franklin is out on bond, according to court records.

Both men pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including aggravated murder, murder, and felonious assault.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed who was on house arrest in the April 2023 shooting.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Police identify man shot, killed in Waffle House brawl involving 20 people near Ohio State