COLUMBUS – A fight turned deadly outside an East Side bar Thursday night.
Police say Tyreece Jefferson was involved in an altercation with another man when he was shot to death behind the Avion Bar and Grill in the 700 Block of St. Clair Avenue at approximately 10:16 p.m., according to Sgt. David Shimberg of the Columbus police homicide unit.
Officers found Jefferson, 40, in the rear of the business and he was taken to a local hospital where he died despite receiving medical treatment.
This was the 77th homicide of 2022 in Columbus and is still under investigation, Shimberg said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident, is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).