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2 suspects identified in west Columbus fatal shooting from 2021

Police were called to the 5500 block of Floral Circle South around 5:40 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two suspects have been identified in the shooting death of a man in west Columbus last year.

Police were called to the 5500 block of Floral Circle South on Sept. 16, 2021, for a report of a shooting.

Officers found 24-year-old Bryce Persang in the passenger seat of a Honda FIT suffering from a gunshot wound.

Prairie Township Medics took Persang to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m., police said.

Columbus police identified 20-year-old Tahir Said and 19-year-old Hanut Abdulle as suspects in the shooting. Both men are having murder charges and warrants have been issued for their arrests, according to police.

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

Persang's death was the 151st homicide in Columbus in 2021.

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