COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One man is dead after a shooting Thursday night, with the person accused saying that he was trying to prevent his car from being stolen.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies responded at about 8:10 p.m. to a gas station at the Northern Lights Shopping Center in the 3300 block of Cleveland Avenue — which is in a section of Clinton Township surrounded by Columbus’ North Linden neighborhood.
Deputies found a man, later identified as Ahmed Abdirahman, 30, who had been shot in the chest. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m.
Deputies detained a man identified as Demetrius Ransom Jr., who told them that the victim had attempted to steal Ransom’s vehicle, which he had left running unattended in the station parking lot. A firearm believed to be used in the shooting was seized.
Ransom, who is 24 years old, was taken to the Franklin County Jail, where he is facing a murder charge as the investigation continues. Court records show that Ransom lives in Columbus and that he was issued a $1.5 million bond in court on Saturday morning.