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COLUMBUS, OH – On Sunday evening, January 2nd, 2022, at 10:17pm, the victim and his companion pulled into the parking lot at the Independence Village Shopping Center. They were meeting friends at a bar within the shopping center. Just as they got out of their vehicle, shooters in a vehicle pulled out and began firing at the victim several times. The victim was struck several times in the lower abdomen and legs. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Columbus Police Felony Assault Detective Pruitt at 614-645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS(8477).
This is the city’s 5th Felony Assault in 2022.