199 people shot in 2023 in city of Columbus
Gun violence in the city of Columbus spiked in 2023 reaching 199 gunshot wound victims, 51 of which died from their injuries.
The year of 2022 violently got worse in number of people shot. January saw eleven people shot with three of those victims passing away homicide. February saw twenty-six people shot with eight of those victims passing away. March saw seventeen people shot with six of those victims passing away.
April saw nineteen people shot with five of those victims passing away. May saw twenty-one people shot with only one victim passing away. June saw ten people shot with two of those victims passing away.
July saw seventeen people shot with five of those victims passing away. August saw nineteen people shot with four of those victims passing away. September saw fourteen people shot with seven of those victims passing away.
October saw sixteen people shot with five of those victims passing away. November saw fourteen people shot with four of those victims passing away. December saw fourteen people shot with only one victim passing away.
A total of 199 people were shot, while coroner officials pronounced 51 of those victims dead.
There were 140 victims shot in single victim shootings. 40 victims were shot in 20 double shootings. Six victims were shot in two triple shootings. Thirteen victims were shot in two mass shootings.
In 2021, 181 people were shot with 63 of those victims passing away.
In 2022, 196 people were shot with 42 of those victims passing away.
So far in 2024, two people have been shot with no homicides.
This report was from all of CNAW2NEWS.com data collected by police reports, community reports, etc.
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