Man arrested in deadly shooting at Columbus apartment complex
Officers were called to the shooting scene at Skyview Towers on Sawyer Boulevard just after 12 a.m. Wednesday. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 8:41 AM EST December 17, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio One person has been arrested and charged with murder in a shooting at an apartment complex just east of downtown Columbus.
Officers were called to the shooting scene at Skyview Towers on Sawyer Boulevard just after 12 a.m. Wednesday.
One man, who has not been identified, was found shot and pronounced dead at the scene.
On Thursday, police said 44-year-old Stevie Whitson Jr. is charged in the case.
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The Columbus Police Department says it is preparing for demonstrations this weekend after a law enforcement officer shot and killed a man as he entered his own home earlier this month.
Casey Goodson, 23, was shot and killed by a Franklin County sheriff s deputy on Dec. 4. Goodson s family says he did not have a criminal record and says it s unclear what crime he could have committed prior to the shooting.
Goodson s family and law enforcement authorities have given conflicting reports as to what happened since the day of the shooting. Goodson s grandmother, Sharon Payne, told a 911 dispatcher on the day of the shooting that Goodson had just returned from the dentist when she heard gunfire. She said Goodson then stumbled into the kitchen, bleeding and carrying a Subway sandwich that he had bought on the way home.
we ll continue to pursue this as part of the investigation. please understand that this investigation is very comprehensive and thorough as we meticulously go through evidence, intelligence and information to determine what may have led to this attack. it will take time. at this point in the investigation we want to ask the ub lick for assistance in one specific area. we ask for anyone with credible information about artan s whereabouts on monday morning prior to the attack at 9:52 a.m. to call 800-call-fbi. again, 800-call-fbi. we know several details about his travels that morning. we want to fill in any time that s not accounted for. we appreciate your support and assistance. i want to again thank all of your warns including the ohio state university police department, the columbus division of police, the columbus
upon completion of the investigation it will be submitted to the franklin county prosecutor ron o brien s office. mr. o brien s longstanding policy is to present each and every police involved shooting that results in death to a grand jury. i don t expect it to be an exception for them to review that for consideration. lastly, i would like to ask anyone who has additional information about this incident and has not yet spoken with a police detective to give us a call at 614-645-4146. that s the number to the homicide section. we would appreciate any information they could give us. thanks for your time. all right. so if there are questions, we are willing to try to entertain some of them now. yes? [ inaudible question ]