32 people shot between April-June in Columbus, CNAW data shows
Columbus police patrol officers, investigators, firefighters/medics have been dispatched out to at least 32 people shot between April 1st and June 30th in 2022, according to data reports by CNAW2NEWS.com.
April had 12 reported shooting victims with at least 6 being pronounced deceased.
43-year-old Rickett Carter was shot and killed outside of a club at 5751 Milgen Road on April 6th. The second shooting occurred at 714 Fort Benning Road early in the morning on April 10th, 43-year-old David Brown passed away a day later. The third shooting left 2 people, 19-year-old Marque Humber and 19-year-old Na’kevius Petty, dead occurred at 1200 Fort Benning Road on April 10th. The fourth shooting occurred at 4300 Hamilton Road which left one person injured. The fifth shooting occurred at Elizabeth Canty Apartments which left three people injured on April 18th. The sixth shooting occurred on Blan Street which left one person injured. The seventh shooting occurred on Olde Towne Road which left 50-year-old John Bishop dead on April 27th. The eight shooting occurred at Buxton and Mary Allison in east Columbus on April 29th which left one injured. The ninth shooting occurred at 300 25th Avenue which left 37-year-old Michael Williams dead on April 30th.
May had 10 reported shooting victims with at least 1 being pronounced deceased from a shooting on Forrest Road at Urban Avenue back on March 17th which left Brandon Jones deceased.
The first shooting occurred on Buena Vista Road which left one person injured in May 6th. The second shooting occurred at Elizabeth Canty Apartments which left one person injured on May 8th. The third shooting occurred at 1009 Fort Benning Road which left one person injured on May 9th. The fourth shooting occurred on Brown Avenue which left one person injured on May 11th. The fifth shooting occurred at 2800 Cusseta Road which left one person injured on May 20th. The sixth shooting occurred on Brown Avenue which left one person injured on May 21st. The seventh shooting occurred at 800 8th Street which left one person injured on May 27th. The ninth and tenth shooting occurred at a block party on Urban Avenue, a female was shot when gunfire erupted and the suspect was shot by an officer, on May 29th. The eleventh shooting occurred on Quail Court which left one person injured on May 30th.
June had 10 reported shooting victims with at least 2 being pronounced deceased.
The first shooting occurred on Fairfield Drive which left one person injured on June 4th. The second shooting occurred on Coolidge Drive which left one person injured on June 5th. The third shooting occurred at 5757 Buena Vista Road which left 17-year-old Rotravious Lofton deceased on June 5th. The fourth shooting occurred at Elizabeth Canty Apartments which left a child injured on June 5th. The fifth shooting occurred at Patriot Place Apartments on Buena Vista Road which left one person injured on June 13th. The sixth shooting occurred at an apartment complex between Andrews Road and Mellon Street which left one person injured on June 15th. The seventh shooting occurred at Wellborn at Hagan which left one person injured on June 20th. The eighth shooting occurred at Dawson Street and 430 Bernard Drive left 45-year-old Marcus Price deceased and two others injured on June 24th.
Between the first three months of this year, January, February, and March, at least 79 people were shot with only 10 of those passing away. April, May and June period only had 32 people shot with only 9 of those passing away. Those numbers calculate to 111 people
shot with only 19 of those passing away so far this year. This time last year, we had 85 people shot with only 39 of those passing away. Data from last year to this year shows a decrease in homicides, but an increase in shooting victims.
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You can anonymously provide information on any crime by calling 706-653-3188.
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