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Man found dead in parking lot of southeast Columbus apartment complex

Officers were called just before 2:30 a.m. to the parking lot of Lakeside Street and Shore Boulevard at the Hartford on the Lake Apartment Complex.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man's body was found in a southeast Columbus apartment complex parking lot Tuesday morning. 

Columbus police were called just before 2:30 a.m. to the parking lot of Lakeside Street and Shore Boulevard at the Hartford on the Lake Apartment Complex.

According to detectives at the scene, a resident was taking out his trash when he found the body. 

Authorities said the victim, who was shot at least once, was pronounced dead at 2:38 a.m. 

Police identified the man as 55-year-old William Harris.

The man's death is the 138th homicide in the city of Columbus in 2021.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).  

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