CRIME & SAFETY
Columbus man charged with murder in Waffle House shooting; police seek persons of interest
Police have named a suspect and are searching for three additional persons of interest in a brawl that escalated to a fatal shooting outside a Waffle House near the Ohio State University campus. A warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of Jaquan Curry, 19, of Columbus, who has been...
Person found shot dead in south Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A person is dead after a shooting in south Columbus Thursday afternoon. Emergency dispatchers confirmed that a person died after being shot near Heyl and Reinhard Avenues in Karns Park shortly after 3 p.m. Dispatchers did not have information on the victim’s identity, or a possible suspect, as of 5 p.m.
Two overnight shootings in south Columbus possibly connected, police say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two overnight shootings in south Columbus late Tuesday night are under investigation and may be connected, according to police. Just before 11:00 p.m. officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 700 block of East Gates Street in the Karns Park neighborhood. There, police said, a 16-year-old was found with […]
911 calls released from homicide at north Columbus hotel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Newly-released 911 calls show a family's emotional calls for help after a woman was murdered at a north Columbus hotel last week. On Friday, 61-year-old Li-Chu Lin was raped and beaten to death at the Double Ten hotel on Zumstein Drive last week. Lin and her husband were the owners.
5 people dead in crash, 4 from Ohio including a 7-month old, Driver was high on cocaine
5 people are dead, including 4 from Ohio after a driver who was high on cocaine, crashed into a tractor-trailer. A crash happened in Wharton Township in Fayette County near the Maryland and Pennsylvania line. Fayette County coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the driver Harold Nibert, 55, tested positive for cocaine at the time of […]
37-year-old man facing murder charge in connection to deadly shooting at east Columbus bar
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting at an east Columbus bar last year. The Columbus Division of Police said Kenyatta Glass has been charged in the case and a warrant is out for his arrest. On Sept. 3,...
Sheriff's office: 3-year-old boy dies after Franklin County man gives him fatal dose of Benadryl
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A Franklin County man was arrested and charged on Wednesday after giving a 3-year-old boy a fatal dose of Benadryl, according to the sheriff's office. Franklin County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive child on April 13 in the 6000 block of...
Son wanted in November 2023 stabbing death of father at Columbus home
A late November 2023 death has turned into a homicide investigation and investigators say a warrant has been obtained in the case. Officers found a male decomposed in a bedroom of a home on Lawyers Lane on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Deputy Coroner Dustin Harrelson arrived and pronounced the male deceased at 6:34 p.m.
Parents charged in June 2021 swimming pool drowning deaths of brother and sister
The parents of a 2 and 4-year-old brother and sister who drowned in a Far East Side pool in June 2021 now face criminal charges in their deaths. Patricia Davis, 39, and Kenneth Deer, 46, each facing two charges of involuntary manslaughter and two charges of endangering children, according to indictments filed Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
Columbus police searching for missing teen last seen on Forrest Road
Columbus police are searching for a critically missing teen last seen in the east side of the city. 15-year-old Leroy Strong III was last seen in the 5000 block of Forrest Road on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m. He was last seen wearing green Jordans, grey pants...
Suspect in custody after apparent road rage shooting on I-270 near Worthington
WORTHINGTON, Ohio — Worthington police are investigating an apparent road rage shooting they say happened on Monday around 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 270 westbound, west of the Galena Avenue bridge. A man was injured after being struck in the leg. “It kind of was a road rage situation. There...
Trial begins in fatal Short North beating caught on camera
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The trial of one of two men accused of brutally beating a well-known Short North bartender to death started this week. Chrystian Foster is charged with the murder of Gregory Coleman Jr. on Sept. 5, 2022, in an assault that was caught on video and quickly went viral. Foster and Dwayne […]
Columbus police say they declined Ohio State's request for assistance at pro-Palestinian protests
The bright blue vests of the specially-trained Columbus Division of Police Dialogue Unit — or any CPD officer — were noticeably absent from last week's Ohio State University campus protests. And there's a reason why. Ohio State University Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and Franklin County Sheriff's...
Columbus Division of Police in mourning after sudden death of detective
The Columbus Division of Police is in mourning after one of their veteran detectives died unexpectedly Monday morning at his home. Detective Brett Johnson, 42, suffered an undisclosed medical emergency Monday and later died, according to Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9. Johnson served with Columbus...
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