COLUMBUS – A 17-year-old girl died in a shooting on Sunday, the second teenager in as many days to die as a result of a shooting incident in Columbus.
Aniyah Elie was taken to a hospital following a shooting at approximately 9:45 p.m. Sunday and died early Monday morning, Sgt. Matt Smith of the Columbus police Homicide Unit said.
Reportedly, Elie had been shot in the Short North. She is the 114th homicide victim of 2022 in Columbus
This incident remains under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
A 17-year-old girl who died Saturday is the second person to die as a result of a triple shooting at an East Side nightclub in September, police said.
Khaterra Griffin was one of three people shot on Sept. 25 during a fight at Pelican Club East in the 5500 block of E. Livingston Avenue, Sgt. James Marable of the Homicide Unit said.
Shamira Rhodes, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene and a 42-year-old woman was injured.
Griffin was taken to a hospital, where she died just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Marable said.
Amara Marie Battle, 28, was arrested on Oct. 6 by Columbus SWAT officers in connection with the incident.
Police fire at armed suspect
Columbus police officers fired at a man they say brandished a rifle when he got out of an SUV following a traffic stop on the South Side early Saturday, a Division of Police spokesperson said.
UPDATE 10/18/22 6:48a.m.: The officers involved in this incident have been identified as Ofc. Alfred Blevins and Ofc. Luke Stickle, both two-year veterans of the Division of Police.
Officers who heard gunshots in the area of Watkins Road and Bluefield Drive at approximately 5:38 a.m. went to investigate and saw an SUV driving at a high rate of speed.
They stopped the vehicle in the 1300 block of Moundview Avenue, where Osmin Hernandez, 21, got out of the SUV with a rifle and two officers fired their weapons.
Hernandez was caught later, shoeless and hiding in some nearby bushes, and a rifle was recovered, police said.
He was uninjured and was charged with the discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, a felony.
The driver of the vehicle was interviewed and released.
Shooting victim dies of injuries
A 20-year-old man who was found slumped over the wheel of a wrecked vehicle in South Linden on Oct. 8 died Saturday, the victim of the 113th homicide of 2022 in Columbus, Marable said.
Officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert of shots fired in the 1100 block of Duxberry Avenue found Josiah Montgomery in a vehicle that had crashed into a sign with a gunshot wound to the side of his face, Marable said.
He was taken to OSU Wexner Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition but died a week later.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Columbus police or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.