COLUMBUS – One man is dead after a shooting behind a Northeast Side home near the Ohio Expo Center late Sunday night.
On 4/26/20 at 10:59pm, officers responded to 821 E 17th Ave on a shooting. Officers learned the incident occurred at 912 E 17th Ave. Officers arrived and located a victim. The victim was pronounced at the scene. Homicide detectives are at the scene investigating.
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Officers responding to a reported shooting in the rear of a home in the 900 block of E. 17th Avenue at approximately 10:59 p.m. found Jimmi Simpson, 25, inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to Sgt. David Shimberg of the Columbus police Homicide Unit.
Simpson was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 21-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was with Simpson at time of the shooting but was uninjured.
The suspects fled the scene, Shimberg said.
This is the 34th homicide of the year in Columbus
Anyone with information regarding the incident, is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.