COLUMBUS – A 1-year-old girl and a 26-year-old man are recovering from gunshot wounds suffered in a drive-by shooting on the Southeast Side Wednesday night.
The child’s mother called 911 at approximately 7:16 p.m. to report that her daughter and the man had been shot in a home in the 3000 block of Center Ridge Way, Sgt. Doug Jones of the Felony Assault Unit said.
The girl had been shot in the stomach and the man, who was visiting the home, had been shot in the lower body. Both were transported by medics to local area hospitals where they were listed in stable condition and are expected to fully recover from their injuries, Jones said.
The caller told police that the shooter drove past the home and fired multiple gunshots toward the residence, striking the victims.
This incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141 or Crimes Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
Arrest made in robbery-murder
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man outside a Northeast Side market in June, police said.
Ke’Anu Logan was charged, along with two teenagers, with the fatal shooting of Neal Smith outside a market in the 2000 block of Argyle Drive on June 25, Sgt. James Marable of the Homicide Unit said.
Smith, 24, had just made a purchase at a local market and was walking to his home when two people got out of a vehicle that was following Smith near the intersection of Argyle Drive and Woodland Avenue and one of the men shot him during an apparent robbery, Marable said.
A woman was injured when she was hit by a stray bullet, he said.
Jebrelle McLendon, 17, and Taywaun Gavin, 16, are still at large.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call 614-645-0907 or email tkelley@columbuspolice.org. Anonymous tips can also be called into Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 6140-461-TIPS (8477).