COLUMBUS – A 28-year-old man died early Wednesday morning after he was found shot inside a crashed vehicle on the East Side.
Officers found Shandar Weaver in a vehicle that crashed into the side of a building in the 3000 block of E. Main Street just after 1:10 a.m., according to Sgt. David Shimberg od the Columbus police Homicide Unit.
He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and was pronounced deceased at 2:43 a.m.
The investigation continues.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Det. Poliseno at 614-645-6420, the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).
Suspect in January double shooting arrested
Police have arrested the man they say shot two people in a vehicle on the Southeast Side in January, killing one of them.
Leon Mason, 22, was charged with murder and felonious assault in the shooting, which left Deangelo Williams Jr. dead and a woman injured, Sgt. Dave Harrington of the Homicide Unit said.
Officers found Williams, 23, and the woman in a vehicle which had crashed into several parked vehicles in the 2400 block of Kimberly Parkway shortly after midnight on January 28, Harrington said.
Williams died of his injuries the following day and Mason was arrested without incident by Critical Response Team officers on Tuesday, Harrington said.