PICKERINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – One man is dead and a 19-year-old man is in custody after an early Friday morning shooting in Pickerington.
The Pickerington Police Department said it received a 911 call at 3:43 a.m. on a reported shooting that took place on Montmorency Drive in the Cherry Hill subdivision. The 911 caller stated the victim, later identified as 23-year-old Kamal Walters from Columbus, had been shot multiple times and the suspected shooter fled the scene.
Officers located a vehicle matching the description on Hill Road, just north of Diley Road and conducted a traffic stop. The suspect complied with police and was arrested without incident. In a Friday afternoon update, police said the suspect is 19-year-old Samuel Stallworth from Pickerington. Two firearms were recovered in the vehicle by police.
Stallworth is being held in Fairfield County jail and faces numerous charges. Police said a dispute is the likely cause of the shooting, according to a preliminary investigation.
Responding medics attempted life-saving measures on the victim and took him to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
No other injuries were reported and police said that because the suspect and the victim were acquaintances, there is no other danger to the public. The shooting remains under investigation.