Crime & Safety

Columbus Bar Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Hurt: Reports

The shooting happened at a bar in north Columbus around 1:45 a.m., media outlets reported. One person was killed and three were wounded.

The shooting happened at a bar in north Columbus around 1:45 a.m., media outlets reported. One person was killed and three were wounded.
The shooting happened at a bar in north Columbus around 1:45 a.m., media outlets reported. One person was killed and three were wounded. (Google Maps)

COLUMBUS, OH — One person is dead and three others were wounded in a shooting early Friday in the parking lot of a bar in north Columbus.

Gunfire erupted around 1:45 a.m. Friday at Podunk's Bar on East Dublin-Granville Road, media outlets reported. One person died around 3 a.m. and a second person was not expected to survive, WBNS-TV reported. The other two were reportedly hospitalized in stable condition.

Police were questioning witnesses, WCMH-TV reported. At least 50 shots were fired by multiple shooters after a fight inside the bar, WSYX-TV reported.

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A rifle and dozens of shell casings were lying on the ground Friday morning, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

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