COLUMBUS, Ohio – A 51-year-old man is in jail, charged with murder in connection with an early-morning shooting on the East Side.
Michael Tigney was arrested for the deadly shooting of Christopher Smith on Vineshire Drive around midnight, homicide detectives said.
Officers responding to a reported shooting at 4242 Vineshire Drive found Smith, 25, in the parking area in front of the home suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was taken to Grant Medical Center where he died at 3:129 a.m., police said.
Police say Tigney fled the scene but later surrendered, was charged with murder and taken to the Franklin County Jail.
Detectives say this was the 44th homicide of 2013.