COLUMBUS – Four people died in separate incidents between Saturday morning and early Monday, including a suspect shot by Columbus SWAT officers, another suspect apparently beaten by bystanders, and a woman found dead inside a Franklinton home.
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John William Medlin IV died early Saturday morning after he and an unidentified juvenile fought with a group of people at a Hilltop intersection, according to Homicide Unit Sgt. Jeff Strayer.
Strayer says Medlin, 190, and the other victim were confronted by unknown suspects near the intersection of S. Warren Avenue and Olive Street just before 5:30 a.m. where a fight began and Medlin was shot. Officers found him lying on the porch at 92 S. Warren Avenue and Medlin was pronounced dead a few minutes later, the 40th homicide victim of the year in Columbus, Strayer said.
The juvenile who was with Medlin at the time of the shooting was physically assaulted by the suspects and taken to Mt. Carmel West Hospital in stable condition, said Strayer.
There are no known motives or suspects at this time and Strayer says the investigation continues.
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Officers called to the area of 154 N. Central Avenue at approximately 1:13 a.m. Monday on a report of a dead body inside the home found Dannielle Annette Rowe lying on the floor unresponsive, Strayer said.
Columbus fire personnel pronounced her dead at the scene, Strayer said.
Investigation revealed that Rowe, 41, had suffered “significant trauma” though a specific cause and manner of death was undetermined, Strayer said.
There are no known motives or suspects at this time and Strayer says the investigation continues.
Rowe is the victim of the city’s 42nd homicide of 2018.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.