COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified the victim killed in a shooting last week on the city’s north side as a 24-year-old man.
Police said a call came in around 5 a.m. for shots fired at The Trails at Arbor Court apartment complex on Belcher Drive. Officers searched the area, but didn't find anything.
Just before 8:15 a.m., another call came in for a report of a dead body. Officers found Yahya Mohamed who was pronounced dead at 8:19 a.m.
Thursday night, police said they arrested 19-year-old Jevin Campbell in connection to the shooting. Campbell is being charged with murder.
Police said that during the investigation, it was determined that Campbell intervened in the theft of a vehicle when the victim was shot.
This is the city's first reported homicide of 2024. Anyone with information in this case can call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
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