Violent weekend in Columbus leaves 5 people shot
Five people were shot this past weekend in Columbus.
The violence began in the evening hours of Friday, March 17, 2023, when a woman was shot in the back of the head while sitting in a parked car on Wedgefield Court in Oakland Park area of the city. A video showed a fight between several subjects before the shots erupted. She remains in critical condition
Saturday remained calm, but Sunday, March 18, 2023, crime took a turn for the worse.
The shootings on Sunday began when two people – a man and a woman – were shot at Elizabeth Canty Homes on Cusseta Road around 12:05 A.M. They were both transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.
The violence continued Sunday afternoon, when a person was shot near the parking lot of Country Inns and Suites on Fountain Court. The injured victim drove himself to Airport Thruway, where police and medics met the victim. The victim was the taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional in stable condition.
Then, Columbus police officers and medics responded to Veterans Parkway near 23rd Street for a person shot in the lower body. The person was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional in stable condition. Numerous shell casings were recovered.
No suspects have been arrested in any of these cases and the Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit remains investigating.
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