COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the death of a person found inside a vacant Linden home as a homicide.
Officers were called to the 1300 block of East Hudson Street on Monday just after noon on the report of a body inside the residence. The person was officially pronounced dead at 12:53 p.m.
On Wednesday, police identified the person as 30-year-old Lance Taylor Thompson.
Police said they were told Thompson was transgender but they were not aware of any other names. They add it is too early in the investigation to determine if this was a hate crime.
Police said Thompson’s death is being investigated as a homicide after the coroner confirmed the cause of death to be from a gunshot wound.
This is the 99th homicide investigation in Columbus this year.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).