COLUMBUS – Police are looking for a suspect in a double shooting on the East Side early Tuesday morning that left a man dead and a woman in critical condition.
Police have charged Marquis Denzel Braxton with murder in the shooting death of Derrich Bradford during an argument inside a home in the 700 block of Byron Avenue just after 6:30 a.m., Homicide Unit first shift supervisor Sgt. Dave Sicilian said
Braxton, 25, is believed to be driving a tan 2001 or 2001 Oldsmobile Aero stolen from one of the victims and should be considered armed and dangerous, Sicilian said.
Braxton, Bradford and an unidentified woman were involved in some type of dispute inside the home and Braxton allegedly fired several shots, striking the victims, Sicilian said.
Both victims were taken by a friend to OSU Medical Center East, suffering from gunshot wounds, and Bradford, 27, was pronounced dead at approximately 7:33 a.m., Sicilian said.
The woman was listed in critical condition.
The investigation continues.
This is the 62nd homicide of the year in Columbus.
Anyone with any additional information on the incident or the whereabouts of Marquis Braxton is encouraged to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Crime Stoppers at 614-645-TIPS (8477).