COLUMBUS – Police are looking for clues in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a West Side townhome complex Thursday night.
Officers responding to a reported shooting in the 700 block of Avonia Drive at 8:48 p.m. found Jafar Shalid suffering from a gunshot wound, Sgt. Michael Smith of the Columbus police Homicide Unit said.
Franklin Township Fire medics transported SHALID to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 10:01 p.m.
The investigation continues.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Detective Jude at 614-645-4503, the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730, or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).