COLUMBUS — Authorities say an early morning dispute between two patrons at an adult entertainment club on the Northeast Side led to gunfire that killed one man and wounded four other people, one critically.
The shooting was one of several incidents over the New Year’s holiday weekend that left three people, including a 15-year-old girl, dead and 11 others hurt.
The Franklin County sheriff’s office said the gunfire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at the Bucks Platinum club in the 2800 block of Johnstown Road.
Officials said Charles Westbrook, 28, was killed and another person was listed in critical condition, while the other three gunshot victims had non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities described the shooting as “an argument between two patrons that escalated and some bystanders were struck by bullets.”
Authorities said no arrests were immediately reported.
Maureen Kocot, spokesperson for the Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin’s office, says detectives and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating.
Teen killed in East Side shooting
Officers were called to the 1200 Block of Atcheson Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood on a report of a deceased female Saturday afternoon found Unique Prater, 15, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to Sgt. Eric Pilya of the Columbus police Homicide Unit.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
One dead in New Year’s Eve shooting
A 19-year-old man shot to death on the Southeast Side became the final homicide of 2022.
Jz’Bez Battle, 19, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 4000 block of Refugee Road just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday and died later at Mount Carmel East Hospital, police said.
Northeast Side shooting is year’s first homicide
UPDATE 1/6/23 9:06 a.m.: This article has been update to include information on the suspect.
Police have identified the person they believe is responsible for the first fatal shooting incident of 2023 and say they have identified one of them.
Hassan Hassan was shot to death at a gas station near the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Morse Road just before 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 2 when Columbus homicide detectives said.
Hassan, 22, was found by officers responding to a report of shots being fired in the 4400 block of Cleveland Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene by Clinton Township paramedics, police said.
Abdulbasid Mohamed Ahmed, 20, of Westerville has been charged with murdering Hassan and remained at large early Friday. Police say he was last seen driving a 2004 Infinity FX 35 with an Ohio temporary tag (Q233650) and may have left central Ohio.
He is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).