COLUMBUS – A 42-year-old woman is facing a murder charges after police say she shot a man to death inside an East Side home early Thursday.
Creshella Jarju was charged after officers responding to an unknown complaint at the house in the 3900 block of Carlton Avenue at 1:41 a.m. found Jarju outside of the home, Homicide Unit Sgt. David Shimberg said.
They also found Roger Prophet inside a nearby home suffering from a gunshot wound. The 54-year-old Prophet was pronounced dead at the scene by Columbus Division of Fire personnel.
The motive of the shooting is still unclear but Shimberg says Jarju was charged with murder.
This is the 29th homicide in Columbus this year.
Anyone with information regarding the incident, is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.