COLUMBUS – An 18-year-old man is dead and two teens were wounded in a shooting during a large fight at a “Sweet 16” birthday party on the East Side Saturday, one of two murders over the weekend in Columbus.
Investigators say Tyquan Lackey died at OSU Medical Center following the shooting and two 17-year-old boys were being treated for gunshot wounds following the shooting in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue (right)at approximately 10:44 p.m., said Sgt. Jeff Strayer of the Columbus police homicide unit.
Strayer says the shooting appears to have been gang related with dozens of gang members attending the party.
The incident came a day after an unrelated shooting that left two brothers dead on the North Side.
Police say 27-year-old Je’Vohn Hill and 26-year-old Jeronn Hill were found inside a house on Maize Road just before 8:00 Friday night and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers called to the 3100 block of Maize Road (left)on a report of several people screaming and crying found the Hills, suffering from apparently fatal gunshot wounds, detectives said.
The case is being investigated as a double homicide, but there were no known suspects or motives early Monday, police said.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
These bring the total number of homicides in Columbus so far this year to 21.