In a violent chain of events that included an armed robbery and a high-speed pursuit, a Columbus Division of Police officer was wounded and a robbery suspect was fatally shot, leaving the city gripped in the aftermath of the Columbus shooting.
Two additional suspects are still on the loose, leading to an ongoing search.
The convoluted crime spree, akin to a suspense thriller, began at a Whitehall Porsche dealership, where a luxury car was seized at gunpoint.
This set the stage for what would be the tumultuous Columbus shooting, and sparked a series of crimes that stretched across the city.
Robbery Pursuit Leads to Columbus Shooting
Sgt. Joe Albert, a representative of Columbus Police, indicated that officers responded to a robbery around 4 p.m at the Fifth Third Bank on Hilliard-Rome Road.
It was at this juncture that the Columbus shooting suspects, who had initially stolen the Porsche, switched gears to armed bank robbery.
Albert narrated the tale of the harrowing pursuit, revealing that officers trailed the suspects to Interstate 70 eastbound near Mound Street.
