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Columbus police say men pursuing the same woman ends in fatal shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police said two men competing for the affection of the same woman led to a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon at a mobile home park on the city’s south side.

Police said Erik Alcauter-Huitron, 31, was shot and killed on the 3000 block of Kane Drive, and have issued an arrest warrant for Francisco Vallejo-Arevalo, 26. Alcauter-Huitron was found at the scene and taken to Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m. Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above.


According to police, the two men were in an ongoing dispute over the same woman and this dispute led to Saturday’s shooting.

Police said Vallejo-Arevalo has ties to Mexico and may try to flee the country.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Columbus Police Det. Johnson at (614) 645-4488, email AJohnson@ColumbusPolice.org, or call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).