Man dies after shooting outside Columbus party

Saturday January 5, 2013 3:30 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old man has died after being shot during a birthday party on the city's north side.

Authorities were called to a parking lot at 3439 Westerville Rd. at 1:57 a.m. Saturday, where they found the unidentified victim with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to Ohio State University Hospital, where he died 45 minutes later.

Witnesses said a dispute at the party led to a fight and the shooting. They did not identify the topic.

The incident marks the city's first homicide of 2013.

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