COLUMBUS – Three people, including two juveniles, were shot early Wednesday when someone opened fire on a crowd that had gathered for a vigil for a man killed near the same spot a day earlier.
At approximately 12:14 a.m., police say the three were attending a vigil in the area of 860 Greenfield Drive in the South Park apartment for a friend who had been murdered about 24 hours earlier when a gray car pulled up and a suspect produced a handgun and opened fire, striking two boys, 12 and 17, and 21-year-old Jeremiah Knight, according to Det. Ian Pruitt of the Columbus Felony Assault unit.
Two of the victims sustained gunshots wounds to the abdomen and were taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center by a friend and were in stable condition, Pruitt said. The third victim was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a gunshot wound to the left knee.
The Crime Scene Search Unit recovered a total of 84 spent shell casings at the scene and detectives questioned people of interest and released them.
Jermale Payton, 35, had been shot to death in the apartment complex early Tuesday morning, the 130th homicide victim of the year in Columbus.
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Teah Dunkle surrendered to officers at the scene of the shooting in the 1800 block of Kingscreek Drive on the Southwest Side, Sgt. James Marable of the Columbus Homicide Unit said.
After shooting Mr. Dunkle, Ms. Dunkle left, but returned and surrendered to officers at the scene.
Officers called to the scene at 11:20 a.m. on a report of a shooting found Arthur Dunkle, 62, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Dunkle died just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Marable said.
This was the 131st homicide of 2021 in Columbus.