COLUMBUS (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and wounded by a Columbus police officer on a burglary call last month was holding a cellphone rather than a gun.
Columbus police say the officer was dispatched to the home Feb. 24 after a report that an armed man had kicked in a door and was assaulting a woman inside.
Police say he fired after the suspect “made an unexpected gesture” in a carport’s “dark corner.”
The 27-year-old man was taken to a hospital and police say he will face domestic violence and assault charges.
Police and Franklin County prosecutors are investigating.