39-year-old shot, dead in columbus
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39-year-old shot, dead in Columbus

November 27, 2021

COLUMBUS, OH – On November 26, 2021, at 12:31 pm, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 700 block of Reinhard Ave. on a report of a shooting.

On arrival, officers found 39-year-old Christopher Miller suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, where he was pronounced deceased at 1:15 pm.

Miller was in a parked vehicle in the 700 block of Reinhard Ave. when he became involved in a confrontation with another male. During the altercation, the male produced a handgun and shot Miller before fleeing the scene. It is unknown what prompted the altercation.

Anyone with info is asked to contact CPD’s Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or tpribe@columbuspolice.org or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477). This is the city’s 179th homicide in 2021.

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