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Columbus had it's 91st homicide yesterday according to the CPD's latest press release regarding homicides.

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    What!?!?!! People get packages with thousands of dollars in merchandise. Laptops, etc. They get packages containing their life-saving medications because they're immobile and can't get to a store. Ste

  • DTCL11
    DTCL11

    I'm sure this all belongs in another forum but here we go....   I almost headed this off but didn't. Now I wish I had.   How many happen where the person is on foot? On a bike? Get

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The Columbus Police report was released on the shooting of 22-year-old, fifth-year senior defensive lineman Haskell Garrett that occurred early Sunday morning near OSU at an off-campus location:

The report of the incident, first reported by The Athletic and then reported by the Dispatch(BuckeyeXtra) and Eleven Warriors, says Garrett stated that he was walking in the direction of Chittenden and Grant Avenue when he observed a male and a female “arguing and being aggressive.”  Garrett stated that after telling the male to stop arguing with the female, the male turned toward Garrett, pulled out a handgun and fired, hitting Garrett in the face.  Garrett told police that he did not know either the man or woman.
 

Garrett then ran to his friend's apartment on East 11th Avenue, where police found him after responding to the scene of the shooting at 12:28 a.m. Sunday and finding a shell casing and a trail of blood that led to the apartment.  In addition to Garrett, police interviewed two additional people at the apartment, including Ohio State linebacker Pete Werner.

 

Garrett was taken to the OSU Wexner Medical Center hospital in stable condition after suffering what Columbus police described as a “through and through” gunshot wound on the cheeks of his face, according to the report.  He was released from the medical center on Monday.

 

Columbus Police's investigation into the shooting is ongoing and a suspect has not yet been identified.

^^ SMH this is why so many people do not intervene in public arguments, fights, etc. anymore to help people because you never know who will pull out a damn gun. Basically the only people who can intervene are people who are armed with a handgun themselves.

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Recent homicides within the city limits:

 

#99 - https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200906/columbusrsquo-99th-homicide-comes-at-downtownrsquos-bicentennial-park - A 50 to 55-year-old man, who may or may not have been homeless, stabbed to death in downtown's Bicentennial Park at 2AM on Sunday, Sept. 6 by a 31-year-old who was homeless.

 

#100 - https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200907/columbusrsquo-100th-homicide-of-2020-woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-north-linden - 22-year-old woman stabbed to death by 52-year-old man on Monday, Sept. 7, who was later arrested by State Troopers during a DUI stop in Warren County.

 

#104 & #105 - https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200916/columbus-ties-2019-homicide-total-as-two-die-from-separate-wednesday-shootings - Two people fatally shot in separate incidents in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Sept. 16.  The 105th homicide tied the homicide total for 2019.

 

#109 & #110 - https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200920/police-identify-victims-in-hilltop-triple-shooting - A triple shooting Saturday afternoon in a Hilltop neighborhood that killed two people and left a third seriously injured.

 

In 2017, Columbus had 143 homicides; then 103 in 2018 and 105 in 2019.

And a homicide over the past weekend that was not within the Columbus city limits, but still notable:

 

Mother, daughter run for cover from fatal shooting outside gun show at former Westland Mall

 

A woman and her 9-year-old daughter lived through terrifying moments Sunday afternoon when a shooting erupted in front of them in the parking lot at the former Westland Mall.  When the gunfire stopped, a man was down; he was soon pronounced dead around 4 p.m. by responding Franklin Township medics.

 

The victim was identified by the Franklin County sheriff’s office on Monday as 21-year-old Sage Martin of the South Side.  Martin was shot and wounded in another mall parking lot two months ago.  On July 18, Martin, then 20, was shot multiple times in his lower body at Eastland Mall.

 

Sheriff’s investigators believe at least two suspects were involved, but they have limited information as to the pair’s identities.  The crime “does not appear to be random,” the sheriff’s office said in a release.

 

At the time of Sunday’s shooting, a two-day gun show operated by C & E Gun Shows of Pembroke, Virginia, was wrapping up inside the west side of the former mall.

 

MORE:  https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200920/mother-daughter-run-for-cover-from-fatal-shooting-outside-gun-show-at-former-westland-mall

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^I would never have guessed the incident was caused a rural male from that specific age group.

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    4 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

    ^I would never have guessed the incident was caused a rural male from that specific age group.

     

    One wonders if the 58-year-old from northern Licking County was also a Harley guy?

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    Fatal shooting of an OSU student overnight Saturday/early morning Sunday in the parking lot of an off-campus fraternity house that was under suspension until 2022:

    Columbus Police responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday at 124 E. 14th Avenue, the address of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the corner of Indianola Avenue.  One person, identified as Ohio State student Chase Meola, 23 - a fifth-year marketing major from New Jersey - was found in the parking area of the house when police arrived, and pronounced dead at the scene.

     

    Kintie Mitchell Jr., 18, of Columbus, was arrested and charged with murder in relation to the shooting.  Reports indicate the shooting was the result of an altercation after people were asked to leave a party in the area.  This was the 127th homicide in Columbus for 2020.

     

    Ohio State suspended its Phi Kappa Psi chapter in 2018, through August 2022, for hazing.  The building is currently being used as a boarding house.

     

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    So a fifth year student gets into an altercation with an 18 year-old townie?  Can't these frat guys just have their accountants buy them drugs?  

    On 10/13/2020 at 7:27 PM, jmecklenborg said:

    So a fifth year student gets into an altercation with an 18 year-old townie?  Can't these frat guys just have their accountants buy them drugs?  

    Victim shaming, much?  Disgusting

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    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/13/under-fire-series-behind-increase-violence-columbus/3638924001/

     

    The Dispatch published a four-part series examining the sudden increase in violent crime in Columbus, reflective of a trend seen across the country.  The city had 51 homicides from June through August — more than in the past two summers combined.  As of Sept. 30, there had been 116 homicides in 2020, a 39% increase over that point last year.

     

    In this series, The Dispatch talked to those affected by the violence, as well as experts, investigators and community leaders.  Below are the links to each of the four parts in the series:

     

    Part 1: How the constant cycle of life and death feels in hard-hit neighborhoods

     

    Part 2: The stories and shattered families that homicide victims left behind

     

    Part 3: The toll on children

     

    Part 4: Where do we go from here?

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    After 24 years in office, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien loses to Democrat Gary Tyack

     

    Retired Appeals Court Judge Gary Tyack, still recovering from a stroke he suffered in September, pulled off an upset victory Tuesday night over incumbent Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien.  Democrat Tyack received 53% of the vote to 47% for O'Brien, the longest-serving prosecutor in county history at 24 years.

     

    I'm surprised that O'Brien lost - but maybe I shouldn't have been.  In the article O'Brien said his loss was not a surprise, citing three factors that worked in his opponent's favor:  "First, the demographics of the county have changed substantially in the time I've been in office," he said.  "Second, the Democratic party here is very effective in getting people to vote its slate card, from top to bottom.  And third, (President Trump) is a very unpopular candidate in Franklin County."  In 2016, the changing demographics of the county were evident, when O'Brien survived a challenge from then-Columbus City Council President Zach Klein, 49 to 45%, in part because a Green Party candidate attracted 6% of the vote.

     

    Tyack, 74, served more than 24 years as a judge on the 10th District Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from cases in Franklin County courts.  He retired from the bench at the end of his last term in early 2019 because of an Ohio law that prevents judges from beginning a term after age 70.  Released from a rehabilitation center last month, Tyack said he continues working to regain full use of his right arm and leg, but that his mind wasn't affected.

     

    O'Brien prided himself on being a working prosecutor, often teaming up with assistant prosecutors to try death-penalty and other high-profile cases.  He was part of the team preparing to try the case against Dr. William Husel, accused of murdering 25 hospital patients through painkiller overdoses.  With his election loss, O'Brien will leave office before Husel's May 10 trial date.

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    Not really sure what to make of this:

     

    New Columbus police policy will end most minor theft arrests, including 'porch pirates'

     

    The change in Columbus Division of Police policy, which went into effect Friday, says officers are not to arrest or issue a summons for most nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including theft.  Division directives had previously said officers should not do this, but allowed officer discretion.  The directive's language has now been changed to officers shall not, barring them from taking action in the majority of instances.

     

    Officers must now file a report with the City Attorney's office, which will decide whether charges are warranted.  The directive does still allow for officers to detain a misdemeanor offense suspect to check for any outstanding warrants.

     

    City Attorney Zach Klein's office issued a statement after the Fraternal Order of Police raised concerns about the change in directive removing officer discretion, citing the lack of resolve for victims of theft.  "We recognize and support that officers still need to make arrests in certain situations," Klein said in the statement. "This could include, but is not limited to, when a suspect is violent, resists arrest, has outstanding warrants or is a chronic and repeat offender."

     

    MORE:  https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/10/new-cpd-policy-limit-theft-offense-arrests-even-porch-pirates/6229525002/

    Porch Pirate: Hottest Job of 2021

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    Unarmed Black man fatally shot by Columbus police officer responding to noise complaint

     

    A Columbus police officer shot and killed an unarmed Black man while responding to a call early Tuesday. ... Police spokesman Sgt. James Fuqua said officers were dispatched at 1:37 a.m. Tuesday on a non-emergency call to the 1000 block of Oberlin Drive on the city's Northwest Side for a disturbance involving an SUV running on and off for an extended time.  Fuqua said the complaint came from a neighbor.

     

    At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Ginther and city Department of Public Safety officials revealed more details about the shooting:  When officers arrived on the scene, they found a home's garage door open and a man inside.  The man, who was visiting someone at the home, walked toward officers with a cellphone in his left hand and his right hand not visible, according to a review by city officials of one of the responding officer’s body-worn camera footage.  One officer fired his weapon, striking the 47-year-old Black man, who later died at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital. 

     

    The officers involved in the incident did not turn on their body cameras until immediately after the shooting, but it was recorded because the camera captures 60 seconds of footage before it is turned on.  The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the case, as is now city policy for shootings involving Columbus police officers.

     

    This shooting happened less than three weeks after a Franklin County sheriff's deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man, in the Northland area during a Federal drug sweep.  The investigation into that shooting is being led by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

     

    MORE:  https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/2020/12/22/one-killed-after-police-shooting-northwest-side/4004989001/

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    ^ More about this from the Dispatch:

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/2020/12/24/timeline-and-video-police-shooting-unarmed-black-man-columbus/4033454001/

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/2020/12/22/what-we-know-fatal-shooting-black-man-columbus-police/4014334001/

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/2020/12/23/columbus-mayor-officer-who-killed-unarmed-black-man-should-fired/4031858001/

    More about the Andre Hill shooting:

     

     

     

    Officer who shot Andre Hill has been terminated

     

    The Columbus police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man last week has been terminated.

     

    A hearing on whether Officer Adam Coy should be fired concluded late Monday morning, and city officials promised a "prompt decision" on the officer's employment.

     

    Brian Steel, Vice President of FOP Capital City Lodge 9, confirmed Coy's termination to The Dispatch late Monday afternoon. 

     

    MORE:  https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/28/hearing-concludes-columbus-officer-who-fatally-shot-andre-hill/4060582001/

    The 2020 homicide total reached a record high of 174.  This passed the previous high of 143 homicides in 2017 before moderating to 103 in 2018 and 105 in 2019.

     

    And unfortunately, we're getting an early start on 2021 with the first homicide of this year occurring after a dispute at a New Year's party:

     

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/01/911-caller-reports-fatally-shooting-someone-outside-se-side-apartment/4106929001/

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    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/2021/01/28/columbus-mayor-ginther-quinlan-out-columbus-police-chief/4299201001/

     

    Tom Quinlan is out as Columbus police chief, Mayor Andrew Ginther said in a statement on Thursday:

     

    “It became clear to me that Chief Quinlan could not successfully implement the reform and change I expect and that the community demands," Ginther said in a statement.  "Columbus residents have lost faith in him and in division's ability to change on its own.  Chief Quinlan understood. He agreed to step back, so the city can move forward.  I appreciate Chief Quinlan’s service to the community and the changes he was able to implement in his time as chief."

     

    Quinlan was demoted back to a deputy chief, while another deputy chief Mike Woods will serve as interim chief while the city begins a national search for a permanent replacement.  The decision comes just over a month after Columbus police officer Adam Coy fatally shot a 47-year-old unarmed black man, Andre Hill, at the entrance to the garage of a home where he was an invited guest and following a summer of racial injustice protests where police use of force came under question.

    Former Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on a murder charge and arrested Wednesday for the shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill.  Hill, an unarmed black man, was fatally shot by Coy after Coy and another officer responded to a call from a neighbor on December 22, 2020.

     

    Coy also faces an additional three counts from the grand jury, felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty — one for failing to turn on his body camera when he responded to the scene, and another for failing to inform his fellow officer that he felt Hill presented a danger.

     

    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose office will prosecute Coy, released a statement on Wednesday detailing the charges against Coy.  Yost also tweeted in reference to the Coy prosecution that “The rule of law comes down to this: the same rules for everybody.”

     

    Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther posted support for the indictment, saying that while the indictment “does not lessen the pain” of Hill’s death, “it is a step toward justice.”

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/2021/02/03/ohio-attorney-general-adam-coy-indicted-death-andre-hill/4381820001/

     

    https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/former-ohio-police-officer-indicted-for-murder-in-dec-2020-shooting-of-unarmed-andre-hill/

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    Take notes, Louisville.

    "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

    So did I read correctly that Columbus is already over 20+ homicides this year? Reading further, this deadly gun violence exploded over the summer.  COL homicides down March-May initial lockdown then exploded and remains on-going.  Even cities that didn’t see a spring 2020 homicide slow down have seen an explosion of homicides since the summer.

     

    Pandemic is taking the blame in many big cities (Philly 50 January homicides-pandemic, Chicago 51 January murders-pandemic). The pandemic is not to blame though.

     

    What is causing the COL violence? On track for 240-250 homicides in 2021? Wow. 

     

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    The bond for ex-Columbus police officer Adam Coy, charged with murder in the shooting of Andre Hill, was set at $3 million at his arraignment Friday afternoon.  Franklin County Municipal Court magistrate Elizabeta Saken set the bond for Coy, who is facing charges that include murder, felonious assault, and dereliction of duty:

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/courts/2021/02/05/ex-columbus-police-officer-adam-coy-faces-3-million-bond-murder-case/4402373001/

    On 2/5/2021 at 1:00 PM, Columbo said:

    The bond for ex-Columbus police officer Adam Coy, charged with murder in the shooting of Andre Hill, was set at $3 million at his arraignment Friday afternoon.  Franklin County Municipal Court magistrate Elizabeta Saken set the bond for Coy, who is facing charges that include murder, felonious assault, and dereliction of duty:

     

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/courts/2021/02/05/ex-columbus-police-officer-adam-coy-faces-3-million-bond-murder-case/4402373001/

    I don’t understand being charged with murder and felonious assault.  Dereliction of Duty is related to? Failure to turn body cam on?

     

    I also don’t get politicians (mayors, governors, presidents etc) making opinions, firing cops, and being happy a cop is indicted. This is a national thing though and not just Columbus. Prejudicial comments and behavior before any fact finding. Out of context video clips. Lots of political grandstanding for “woke” cred.  This $3 million bond is for show. 
     

    the key narrative here is white cop shoots/kills black male.

     

    At least Columbus released this cop’s body cam video but that’s not always the case nationwide; Minneapolis, for example, never released cops’ body cam videos from the George Floyd matter.

     

    Not sure this will end in a murder conviction though based. Tragic situation regardless.

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    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2021/02/09/judge-lowers-bond-former-cpd-officer-death-andre-hill/4437197001/

     

    A Franklin County judge on Tuesday lowered the bond from $3 million to $1 million for Adam Coy, a former Columbus police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Andre Hill.  Common Pleas Judge Stephen L. McIntosh granted a motion for reconsideration filed by Coy's attorneys, who argued that Coy's original bond, set Friday at his arraignment, was excessive.

    On 10/19/2020 at 1:27 PM, Columbo said:

    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/13/under-fire-series-behind-increase-violence-columbus/3638924001/

     

    The Dispatch published a four-part series examining the sudden increase in violent crime in Columbus, reflective of a trend seen across the country.  The city had 51 homicides from June through August — more than in the past two summers combined.  As of Sept. 30, there had been 116 homicides in 2020, a 39% increase over that point last year.

     

    In this series, The Dispatch talked to those affected by the violence, as well as experts, investigators and community leaders.  Below are the links to each of the four parts in the series:

     

    Part 1: How the constant cycle of life and death feels in hard-hit neighborhoods

     

    Part 2: The stories and shattered families that homicide victims left behind

     

    Part 3: The toll on children

     

    Part 4: Where do we go from here?

    Columbus is a classic example of The Floyd Effect.

    On 2/9/2021 at 11:45 AM, Columbo said:

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2021/02/09/judge-lowers-bond-former-cpd-officer-death-andre-hill/4437197001/

     

    A Franklin County judge on Tuesday lowered the bond from $3 million to $1 million for Adam Coy, a former Columbus police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Andre Hill.  Common Pleas Judge Stephen L. McIntosh granted a motion for reconsideration filed by Coy's attorneys, who argued that Coy's original bond, set Friday at his arraignment, was excessive.

    Magistrate setting bond at $3 million is another example of using her position to send an advanced message that “this white cop is a dangerous predator guilty of murder” as well as enhancing her “woke” cred generally and her political future in particular. Violent career criminals this cop faced on a daily basis never saw bond this high.

     

    meanwhile Columbus homicides going off the charts.

     

    of course this absurd bond was reduced by a judge actually doing his job.

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    So what was the deal? He shot him for no reason because he's racist or the guy was resisting arrest, acting crazy and threatening, running away from the police and other things the media tends to not report on? If there's so many racist white cops shooting unarmed black men for no reason, the solution pretty simple to me. Just hire an all-black police force to patrol predominantly black neighborhoods. Then the debate is over and I don't have to hear about it all the time. A lot of people aren't going to like me saying this but I'm guessing a similar number of black men would still get shot or killed by officers.

    Even $1M bail seems excessive. If you're going to have a million dollar bond, you might as well set it at 500 billion for most people. Police (even the white ones with all their white privilege and whatnot) don't make that much money and don't have the resources to handle a bond lowered to even $1M. To your point about Woke and politics, that DA in Los Angeles is trying to institute a no bond policy for ALL criminals, meaning dangerous threats to society can run the streets until their court date, if he hasn't already. I wonder how that'll work out for them in woke Cali. 
     

    On 2/4/2021 at 5:21 PM, CLENYC said:

     

    What is causing the COL violence? On track for 240-250 homicides in 2021? Wow. 

     


    It's not the pandemic and it's not poverty. People in the hood have never had so much money, with all the unemployment fraud going on from folks who've barely worked a legit job a day in their life and small business PPP loan fraud running rampant from people who don't even own businesses. Probably altercations over drugs or drug induced, since the massive amount of money the hood is getting from these Covid programs are no doubt being spent on them for consumption or investing in them.

     

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    This shooting happened less than three weeks after a Franklin County sheriff's deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man, in the Northland area during a Federal drug sweep.


    Yeah, and probably more to the story. Drug sweep eh? What kind of drugs? I wonder how many customers he's killed, selling it to them.
     

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    On 11/13/2020 at 11:28 AM, Columbo said:

    Not really sure what to make of this:

     

    New Columbus police policy will end most minor theft arrests, including 'porch pirates'

     

    The change in Columbus Division of Police policy, which went into effect Friday, says officers are not to arrest or issue a summons for most nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including theft.  Division directives had previously said officers should not do this, but allowed officer discretion.  The directive's language has now been changed to officers shall not, barring them from taking action in the majority of instances.

     

    Officers must now file a report with the City Attorney's office, which will decide whether charges are warranted.  The directive does still allow for officers to detain a misdemeanor offense suspect to check for any outstanding warrants.

     

    City Attorney Zach Klein's office issued a statement after the Fraternal Order of Police raised concerns about the change in directive removing officer discretion, citing the lack of resolve for victims of theft.  "We recognize and support that officers still need to make arrests in certain situations," Klein said in the statement. "This could include, but is not limited to, when a suspect is violent, resists arrest, has outstanding warrants or is a chronic and repeat offender."

     

    MORE:  https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/10/new-cpd-policy-limit-theft-offense-arrests-even-porch-pirates/6229525002/



    What!?!?!! People get packages with thousands of dollars in merchandise. Laptops, etc. They get packages containing their life-saving medications because they're immobile and can't get to a store. Stealing enveloped mail alone, is supposed to be a felony... This is BS. If someone stole packages off my porch, the last thing I'd be concerned about is the jail being overcrowded and his thieving @ss getting COVID in jail. I know too many people are locked up for non-violent crimes like marijuana possession but that's not even an issue in Ohio - it's just a small fine but theft is one non-violent crime people need to be locked up for. Especially if it's something expensive or essential to its owner. Maybe I should go steal a police cruiser since they leave their cruisers running while they're inside the convenience store. It's a non-violent offense, I don't have a warrant and I'm not a repeat offender of anything! Sounds like I'm good to go according to their logic!

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    https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/police-investigating-report-of-shooting-at-polaris-fashion-place-mall/

    https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/03/03/polaris-fashion-place-evacuated.html

     

    Columbus police evacuated Polaris Fashion Place early Wednesday afternoon after a report of gunfire.

     

    Sgt. James Fuqua told NBC4 no one was injured in the shooting, but officers were inside the mall looking for the shooter.

     

    The mall is temporarily closed until police declare the area safe.

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    https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/courts/2021/04/07/covid-19-delays-could-push-murder-trial-dr-husel-middle-2022/7108257002/

     

    According to the judge presiding over the pending trial of Dr. William Husel on 25 counts of murder in the overdose deaths of Mount Carmel Health hospital patients, that trial could be more than a year away.

     

    Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook told prosecution and defense attorneys at a status conference Wednesday that he can't image finding time to hold what is expected to be a six- to eight-week trial until the "middle of next year (2022)."

     

    Husel, 45, was indicted in June of 2019, but his trial has faced repeated delays because of COVID-19 safety protocols, which has dramatically limited the ability of the courts to conduct jury trials - plus a change in leadership at the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office.

     

    One dead in officer-involved shooting at St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville

     

    WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead Monday after a shooting involving multiple police and security officers in the emergency department of St. Ann’s Hospital.  According to Westerville and Columbus police officials, police responded to a call of a man passed out in his vehicle.  They requested medics, and the man was taken to St. Ann’s emergency room, with the officers accompanying him.

     

    Officers learned that the man had domestic violence warrants out in his name, as well as a weapons under disability warrant in Franklin County.  It is unknown at what point or how the man became armed, but the shooting involved multiple rounds, with Columbus police, Westerville police, and St. Ann’s security present.  Police said it was personnel from St. Ann’s and Columbus police who fired their weapons.

     

    None of the six officers involved was injured, but the suspect was.  Emergency room staff did attempt to resuscitate the shooting victim, but were unsuccessful, Westerville City Police Department Chief Charles Chandler said.

     

    MORE:  https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/shooting-reported-at-st-anns-hospital-in-westerville/

    On 4/10/2021 at 9:40 AM, Toddguy said:

    Columbus is up to 54 homicides and we are barely into April. Totally unacceptable!

     

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/04/08/three-more-gunshot-deaths-raise-columbus-homicide-total-54-mid-afternoon-thursday/7137318002/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=BelowHomepageFeed-FeedRedesign

     

    Don't think we hit 54 until late June last year...and last year was a new yearly record, unfortunately.

    Very Stable Genius

    Are there the kind of supply problems in the drug business that are seen in just about every other type of business these days?

    2 hours ago, DarkandStormy said:

     

    Don't think we hit 54 until late June last year...and last year was a new yearly record, unfortunately.

    You are correct. We are on track for a record bad year-significantly worse than last years dismal record.  We are not the only city experiencing this and I don't know why it is happening really and I have no idea of how to stop it.

    Two Dispatch articles about yesterday's officer-involved shooting on the far southeast side:

     

    Ma'Khia Bryant: What we know about the Columbus police shooting of the 16-year-old girl

     

    Ma’Khia Bryant: Columbus police release body camera footage in shooting of 16-year-old

     

    "In an unprecedented move, Columbus police showed body camera footage of the shooting of a 16-year-old girl by a Columbus police officer just hours after the incident on the Southeast Side."

     

    "The shooting, which happened about 20 minutes before a guilty verdict was announced in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, prompted hundreds to protest at the shooting site and Downtown."

     

    "The video shows an officer approaching a driveway with a group of young people standing there.  In the video, it appears that the 16-year-old, identified now as Ma’Khia Bryant, who was moments later shot by police, pushes or swings at a person, who falls to the ground."

     

    "Bryant then appears to swing a knife at a girl who is on the hood of a car, and the officer fires his weapon what sounds like four times, striking Bryant, who died a short time later."

    https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/ohios-new-stand-your-ground-law-goes-into-effect-tuesday/530-bf888f76-8709-48e4-b6f2-e2bb294898c5#:~:text=Ohio became the 36th state,a gun in self-defense.&text=A law expanding where Ohioans,defense went into effect Tuesday.

     

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    Ohio's new 'stand your ground' law is in effect

     

    SYG went into effect this month.  I know many people see the officer's actions as justified based on the video evidence so far.  But if Bryant had a reasonable and honest fear of being in immediate danger of death or bodily harm, she was justified in holding her knife.  We will likely never know the details of the encounter that led up to that point.  Just...very curious to me that none of the big SYG proponents have come out in support of Bryant.

     

    A very complicated and tragic situation, regardless of who was "in the right" with regards to the law.

    Very Stable Genius

    1 hour ago, DarkandStormy said:

    https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/ohios-new-stand-your-ground-law-goes-into-effect-tuesday/530-bf888f76-8709-48e4-b6f2-e2bb294898c5#:~:text=Ohio became the 36th state,a gun in self-defense.&text=A law expanding where Ohioans,defense went into effect Tuesday.

     

     

    SYG went into effect this month.  I know many people see the officer's actions as justified based on the video evidence so far.  But if Bryant had a reasonable and honest fear of being in immediate danger of death or bodily harm, she was justified in holding her knife.  We will likely never know the details of the encounter that led up to that point.  Just...very curious to me that none of the big SYG proponents have come out in support of Bryant.

     

    A very complicated and tragic situation, regardless of who was "in the right" with regards to the law.

     

    I kind of was too until the neighbors audio/video came out. But also stand your ground I don't believe means actively attacking.

     

    I admittedly haven't read the law yet but only 1 of the 2 appear to be actively attacking Bryant(the one who was shoved to the ground), she(Bryant) then appeared to attack the female in pink.

     

    Overall a tragic situation, could have also been much worse.

     

    *As a side note, it's amazing to me that a taser has not been developed that can penetrate basic clothing.  It would more than likely leave one hell of a scar but would be much better than the alternative.  My guess is the projectile would have to be shot at such force that it could too potentially kill someone.  If anyone bow hunts or is a fan of archery you will know what I'm talking about. **SORRY FOR THE RANT**

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