Columbus Police investigate two shootings, at least one shots fired, and two armed robberies over weekend
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Columbus police had a busy May weekend investigating multiple incidents across the city.
Two people were shot. An apartment building was shot up. Two armed robberies.
The first shooting occurred in the 2800 block of Cusseta Road where one person was shot on Friday night.
The second shooting occurred on Brown Avenue on Saturday afternoon where a woman later showed up to Piedmont Columbus Regional suffering from a gunshot wound.
During Sunday, police were dispatched to two armed robbery calls – one on South Lumpkin Road and another at the Farr Road Family Dollar.
Later on Sunday, police and crime scene investigators were dispatched to Rosemont Drive Apartments where at least 14 crime scene markers were placed down and a truck’s tire was deflated by a shell casing.
CNAW News 2 has also gotten several reports between 12:23 A.M. and 1:00 A.M. on Monday about gunshots across the city including areas of Lakebottom and Urban Avenue. No one was shot Sunday into Monday.
Six people have been shot in May 2022 so far, with at least 97 people being shot in 2022 between January 1st – May 23rd. To view the Columbus 2022 shooting victims map, click here.
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