COLUMBUS, Ohio — An 18-year-old man is dead after a reported shooting on the city's southeast side Wednesday morning.
The Columbus Division of Police responded to the shooting around 11 a.m. in the 1000 block of Ellsworth Avenue located east of Lockbourne Road.
A 911 caller told police that they found the man's body in an alley.
Officers arrived at the scene and found Nelson Conley Jr. suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Conley was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:05 a.m. This is the 67th homicide in Columbus this year.
In May, CrimeTracker 10 ran a report profiling the “Game Over kids” — groups of juveniles police say are responsible for a large amount of car thefts across central Ohio.
One of the incidents referenced in that report was an October 2021 police pursuit of a stolen vehicle involving two teens, one of which streamed the chase live on Facebook. Police say Conley, 17 at the time, was the driver of the stolen vehicle.
Police told 10TV a stolen Kia was found near Wednesday’s shooting scene.
Columbus Police Sgt. Jeff Albert told 10TV that the shooting may have happened on Miller Avenue, but detectives are working to learn more information.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).