Officer opens fire towards driveby shootout in Short North, one detained
Apr 06, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A man was detained early Sunday morning in the Short North neighborhood after a drive-by shootout, which prompted a Columbus police officer to open fire.
Columbus police said a special duty officer just finished his shift near a bar in the neighborhood and then saw a shoo
tout occur near East Hubbard Avenue and North Pearl Street just before 2:30 a.m.
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The shootout was between a man standing outside a parking garage and multiple occupants of a dark pickup truck. The officer fired at least once at the shootout in response.
No one was hit by gunfire and the pickup truck fled the scene by driving east on East Hubbard Ave. The man standing outside was detained by police and had his firearm confiscated.
Shortly after the shooting, officers found an injured man near North 4th Street and Warren Street. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with doctors telling Columbus police he was not shot. At this time, police is investigating if this man's injuries was related in any way to the shootout.
Columbus police are continuing to investigate this as an officer-involved shooting and will be looking through surveillance to find the pickup truck. ...read more read less