COLUMBUS – Police have named no suspects in the deadly shooting of a man found lying near the drive-thru of a Southeast Side fast-food restaurant early Wednesday.
Officers called to the McDonalds at 2520 S. Hamilton Road on a report of a shooting at approximately 1:15 a.m. found Zachary Hoeft, 28, lying between the drive-thru ordering stations, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, Homicide Unit Sgt. Jeffrey Strayer said.
Hoeft was taken to Mt. Carmel East Hospital in critical condition and died at 1:49 a.m., Strayer said
The initial investigation has been unable to uncover any motive or suspects. The investigation continues.
This is the 79th homicide in Columbus in 2019.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.