WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A shooting during Westerville’s Fourth of July celebration ended with one person in the hospital and two people taken into custody.
One person in critical condition after south Columbus shooting
City officials announced that the shooting occurred after the fireworks on Saturday near the 400 block of County Line Road. One person was taken to a hospital and is listed in critical condition.
Two suspects were apprehended immediately as public safety was already on site for the America 250 celebration. Officers with Columbus and Genoa Township police as well as deputies from Franklin and Delaware counties assisted Westerville police in the response.
Additional details on the suspects and their charges are unknown at this time…