Columbus police are investigating an incident where a person was hospitalized after a shooting took place on Interstate 70 yesterday afternoon. As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, the incident occurred westbound near the Hamilton Road interchange on the East Side at approximately 12:13 p.m.
Initially, an incident report mentioned two individuals had been injured. However, police clarified that there was only one victim involved in an exchange of gunfire along the highway. According to a statement obtained by NBC4i, a second person who sustained injuries is now considered a suspect in the incident.
The victim, found in a vehicle, was taken to Grant Medical Center and is expected to survive their injuries. The westbound lanes of I-70 were closed until later in the afternoon, reopening around 3:30 p.m., as per the report from NBC4i, which influenced traffic on nearby roads, including Brice Road and 270.
No suspect has yet been taken into custody in this case. The freeway shooting prompted a temporary shutdown of the westbound lanes up to the I-270 interchange, with roads reopening the same day at around 5:15 p.m., as mentioned by ABC6. The Columbus Division of Police continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
