COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is still searching for a vehicle believed to be connected to a drive-by shooting at a vigil earlier this month that killed one woman and injured five others.
In an update sent Thursday, the sheriff’s office said investigators have officially ruled out any involvement from a white SUV initially believed to be connected to the deadly shooting on April 17, but are still searching for a dark-colored Dodge Durango.
According to the sheriff's office, a small group of people was gathered in the parking lot of a Dollar General on Chatterton Road in Truro Township when a dark-colored SUV, possibly a Dodge Durango, drove by and started shooting into the crowd around 7:30 p.m.
Latoya Carpenter, 39, was driving by the store at the time and was struck in the head. Carpenter crashed her car into a nearby parking lot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another person was grazed in the leg by a bullet, and four others were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
The sheriff's office said the shooting happened during a vigil to remember the life of Jarrin Hickman, who was murdered at the Dollar General a year ago.
Anyone with information should contact the FCSO Detective Bureau at 614-525-3351.
