Crime

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose confirmed Friday that a U.S. Department of Homeland Security voter fraud investigation is active in Franklin County, with federal agents having requested records on more than 50 Columbus-area voters since January — four days before Ohio’s May 5 primary election. LaRose addressed the probe in an interview with ABC … Read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio A 26-year-old man has been arrested after two people were shot overnight in northeast Columbus, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Tyuan Joe McClain, 26, is charged in connection with the shooting, which occurred early Sunday on Marcia Drive. Police said just after midnight, officers received information that two victims had arrived … Read more

NORTH LINDEN – A Friday morning began with violence in North Linden as a shooting at a local bar and grill left one person dead and another injured. The Columbus Division of Police is currently on the scene at First Stop Bar & Grill, investigating what appears to be a dispute that turned deadly. The … Read more

COLUMBUS Authorities are investigating an overnight shooting in East Columbus that left a teenager injured just steps away from a local high school. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, April 2, marking a violent start to the month for the neighborhood. The Incident 12:50 a.m. Gunfire According to the Columbus Division of … Read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio Police are renewing their call for information in the unsolved 2020 killing of a man shot in the Hilltop neighborhood, urging anyone with details to come forward. William Campbell was found by officers in the 1600 block of Sullivant Avenue around 7:40 p.m. on March 14, 2020, suffering from a gunshot wound, according … Read more

COLUMBUS, Two people were shot Thursday night on the city’s Southeast Side, and both are expected to survive, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The shooting happened around 9:20 p.m. in the 5600 block of Xebec Drive, near Winchester Lakes Boulevard. Officers responded after reports of gunfire and found two victims in different areas. … Read more

Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein is asking a Franklin County court to hold the owners of First Stop Bar and Grill in contempt after a shooting at the bar this past weekend left two people injured, according to Klein’s office. The bar, located at 1427 Oakland Park Avenue in North Linden, has a history of … Read more

COLUMBUS: The Columbus Division of Police has forwarded a viral video showing a use-of-force incident to the Columbus Department of the Inspector General after the footage spread widely on social media, according to police. The incident happened Tuesday night along Cleveland Avenue in the Linden neighborhood on Columbus’s Northeast Side. The Video Shows Officers were … Read more