COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman was injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 71 just northeast of downtown Columbus.
Dispatchers with the Columbus Division of Police initially said officers were responding to reports of multiple people shot on the interstate.
Columbus Police Sergeant Joe Albert confirmed with 10TV that one person was taken to Grant Medical Center.
That person was found in the southbound lanes of I-71 near East Main Street with two gunshot wounds to her legs. She is expected to survive her injuries.
Details surrounding the shooting are unclear at this time.
Portions of I-71 and I-670 were shut down, but have since reopened.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact Felony Assault Unit Detective Nathan Komisarek at 614-645-4740 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
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