COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police were dealing with two murder mysteries Friday after one man’s body was found in a crashed car and another in a Southeast Side alley.
This article had been updated to include the identity of the second shooting victim.
Officers responding to the report of a car accident in front of 76 E. 3rd Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. discovered that the victim, Tyrone Brandy, 29, had been shot inside the vehicle just before the accident, Sgt. Christ Holzhauser said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say two black male suspects were seen leaving the scene just after the shooting Holzhauser says.
At approximately 11:42 p.m., officers were flagged down by someone who told them a man was lying in an alley near Bryden Road and South 18th Street, Homicide Unit detectives said.
They found the body of Joel McClean, 51, who had been shot in the upper body behind 873 Bryden Road. McClean was pronounced dead at the scene.
These were the 46th and 47th homicides of 2014 in Columbus.
Any persons with information are asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Crime Stoppers at 614-645-TIPS.