COLUMBUS – Two men who are already serving prison terms in connection with a shooting that left a woman paralyzed may be charged with murder now that Alexandria Reese has died.
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: 34yo Alexandria Reese passed away nearly 9 years after being shot while driving on Atcheson St. @ Trivette Ave. 28yo Drakkar Groce & 27yo William Griffin were firing gunshots at a group of people when Reese was struck in the neck-permanently paralyzing her pic.twitter.com/te124kJ5z7
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) March 13, 2019
Reese was shot while she was driving on Atcheson Street at Trivette Avenue on May 27, 2010, Drakkar Groce and William Griffin walked between two adjacent houses and fired shots at a group of people standing on the opposite side of the street, Sgt. Jeff Strayer of the Homicide Unit said.
Reese was struck in the neck by one of the bullets, permanently paralyzing her from the neck down.
Groce and Griffin were arrested and convicted on charges of felonious assault in 2016 and are currently incarcerated, Strayer said.
On Monday, Reese succumbed to the injuries she received as a result of the shooting and was pronounced dead by at St. Ann’s Hospital at 11:24 p.m.
Strayer says Groce and Griffin may face additional charges.
This is the 19th homicide of the year in Columbus.