Man Shot in Hip in Columbus

Man Shot in Hip in Columbus
Detectives have charged a 36-year-old man with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in the Hilltop on Wednesday. Krieg Butler Sr. was taken into custody on Thursday without incident.

COLUMBUS, OH- Columbus Police Officers responded to reports of a shooting Sunday night in the 600 block of Canterbury Way.

When officers arrived, they were not able to locate a victim, but found that many surrounding apartments had been struck by bullets.

“While still processing the scene, officers responded to an area hospital after receiving a call that a walk-in shooting victim had just arrived, suffering from a single gunshot wound to his left hip,” according to detectives.

It was found that the two incidents were related. The victim is expected to fully recover from his injuries.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Columbus Police Felony Assault
Unit at (614) 645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).