Man’s death investigated as homicide

COLUMBUS – Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found inside a South Side apartment Friday afternoon as a homicide.

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At approximately 2:39 p.m. Friday, officers were requested to respond to 4593 Refugee Road and, when they arrived, they found Jason Sutherland inside of an apartment, homicide unit detectives said.

Sutherland, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The case is being investigated as a homicide, police said.

At this time there are no known suspects or motive.

Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS(8477).

This is the 32nd homicide of 2017 in Columbus.