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One dead after north Columbus shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred overnight on the city’s north side.

Police say that officers went to the 5400 block of Sandalwood Blvd. at 2:48 a.m. on a report of a shooting.


It was later learned that a victim was being driven to the hospital by another victim of the incident and police met them in the 1800 block of E. Dublin Granville Rd.

The victim, 23-year-old Thomas Swanson, was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and was pronounced dead around 8:00 a.m.

The second victim was not injured.

No information on a possible suspect or what led to the shooting is known at this time.

This is the 12th homicide in Columbus in 2022.