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One killed in Downtown Columbus shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after being shot Sunday morning in Downtown Columbus.

A police dispatcher said they received a report at 5:20 a.m. of a shooting at the 300 block of Marshall Passage near Franklin University.


One victim, later identified as Raymundo Sanchez-Hernandez, 30, was found suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Grant Medical Center, which is located a half a mile away from the location of the shooting.

The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital at 6:10 a.m., police said. No suspect information is available at this time.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730.

This is the third fatal shooting to take place over the weekend in Columbus. Early Saturday morning, three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting near Italian Village and Weinland Park. A few hours earlier, a man was shot and killed after an argument during his birthday party, police said.