An East Side barbershop that city officials say doubled as an illegal after-hours club — where police routinely responded to complaints of gunfire and other problems — has been shut down by court order.
Franklin County Environmental Court on Thursday granted the request of Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein's office to issue a restraining order, temporarily vacating and shuttering the barbershop, which is located in the middle of a small commercial strip center at 3301-3309 East Main Street. The center at one point also housed a carryout and a tax preparation business, but the barbershop was the only operating business.
According to the city attorney's office, the barbershop also served as a front for an illicit night club serving alcohol without a liquor permit and an apparent haven for alcohol, drugs, public disturbances and violence.