COLUMBUS – Columbus continues to march toward a record year for homicides, mirroring a nationwide trend of higher murder rates in 2020.
The city saw two murders Tuesday, including that of a 15-year-old, which brought the total for the year to 116. That puts Columbus on a pace to finish 2020 with more than 150 homicides, eclipsing the record of 143 set in 2017.
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION:
9/29/20-5pm-CPD is on scene of a fatal shooting in the 4800 block of Heatherton Dr. (near Morse & Karl Rds.)
The victim is a teenager.
Anyone with info on this case is asked to contact CPD’s Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or hcollins@columbuspolice.org pic.twitter.com/pvIh30uDOQ
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) September 29, 2020
The teen was found in the area of 4809 Heatherton Drive, on the Northeast Side, at 3:08 p.m. by Columbus police officers responding to a report of a shooting, according to Sgt. James Marable of the Homicide Unit.
Clinton Township paramedics transported the youth to Grant Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 4:00 p.m.
It is unknown at this time what led to the shooting, but Marable says witnesses report a silver Chrysler 300 fled the scene eastbound on Trent Road toward Northtowne Boulevard immediately after the incident.
At approximately 9:45 p.m., officers responding to a shooting at the intersection of E. Whittier Street and Gilbert Street on the South Side found Jaleel Carter-Tate in front of a residence, suffering from a gunshot wound. The 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, detectives said.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).