Teenager shot dead 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 patrol officers were dispatched to the area of 900 Block of Lilley Avenue on unknown complaint early Saturday morning.

Upon arrival, officers found the victim, 18-year-old Garrett Richardson, lying in an alleyway suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics arrived and accessed the victim’s injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614)-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).

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