COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A teenager is dead after a shooting near E. Hudson St. and Medina Ave. in north Columbus.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 9:20 p.m., Wednesday, officers were called to the area of Medina Avenue and E. Hudson Street on the report of a shooting.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found 14-year-old Nysier Terry suffering from a gunshot wound.
Medics took the teen to Grant Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police say the teen was in a vehicle with several other people when they came across a group of males walking near the intersection of Medina and Republic avenues.
According to police, it is unknown whether the two groups exchanged gunfire, or if the teen was wounded from shots fired from inside the vehicle.
After the shooting, the teen was found lying in the street, and the vehicle he was riding in had driven away from the scene.
Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to call the CPD Homicide Information at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.