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17-year-old killed, 18-year-old injured in shooting at Grove City hotel

There's no word on what led to the shooting.

GROVE CITY, Ohio — A teenager was killed and an 18-year-old man was hurt in a shooting Sunday night at a Grove City hotel. 

According to Grove City police, officers went to the Comfort Inn, located at 4197 Marlane Drive, just after 10:30 p.m. on a reported shooting.

Both victims were shot in the hotel parking lot, according to police.

Vonzell Williamson, 17, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The second man was taken to a hospital and police described his condition as stable. 

Police said a significant amount of shots were fired, adding they are grateful more people weren't hit. 

Police said they believe there's a connection between the shooters and the victims, and add more people could have been injured.

“Very dangerous. We are just lucky that no unrelated innocent people were struck. We found a bullet that went through an adjacent building,” said Grove City Lieutenant Jason Stern.

In an update Monday, police released photos of the vehicle the suspects were believed to be driving at the time of the shooting. Police did not provide any additional suspect information.

Anyone with information in this incident is asked to contact Detective Matt Ryan at 614-277-1753.

There's no word on what led to the shooting.

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