COLUMBUS, Ohio — An 18-year-old has died after being shot on the city's south side Thursday night, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
According to police, around 9:50 p.m., someone flagged down Columbus firefighters and said someone was shot in the area of South High Street and East Innis Avenue.
Officers found the victim, Demarion Alexander, with gunshot wounds in front of the 1700 Block of South High St.
He was then taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Alexander was pronounced dead at the hospital at 10:22 p.m.
Investigators believe Alexander was involved in an altercation with an unknown suspect at the time of the shooting.
This incident is still under investigation.
This is the 25th Homicide in Columbus in 2022, according to Columbus police.