Two men were shot in Columbus on Friday and rushed to the hospital, according to police. Gerald Sharp, 34, and Kentrail Turner, 35, both suffered gunshot wounds in the attack, which remains under investigation with no suspect information made public.
According to the Darkhorse Press, the Columbus Police Department reported that the two men were injured in a Friday afternoon shooting, with officers responding at 12:40 p.m. to the 700 block of Alabama Street. However, WTVA described the incident differently, reporting that officers responded to the same block shortly after midnight Friday in what the station called an overnight shooting. The two outlets' accounts of the timing do not match, and the discrepancy has not been resolved in available reporting.
Sharp and Turner were both taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital for treatment, the Darkhorse Press report says. Police have not publicly released information about the men's conditions. WTVA likewise reported that the victims' current conditions are unknown.
Investigation Details Remain Scarce
Authorities said the shooting remains under investigation and that no additional information is being released at this time, per the Darkhorse Press account. No suspect description, motive, or weapon has been disclosed in the available reporting, and it is not known whether anyone has been arrested or charged in connection with the shooting.
The Alabama Street shooting follows other recent gun violence reported around Columbus. Earlier this month, a person with a gunshot wound drove themself to a Columbus hospital after being shot near Parsons and East Livingston avenues and was reported in stable condition, according to Hoodline. In September, another person with a gunshot wound walked into a hospital after a shooting near the 3100 block of Allegheny Avenue and was also reported in stable condition, the outlet noted.
A Longer-Term Decline in Homicides
The shooting comes against the backdrop of a broader downward trend in violent crime data tracked for Columbus. Through the end of August, Columbus had recorded 55 homicides for 2026, according to data compiled by All Columbus Data, whose crime statistics page was last updated with homicide figures through that month as of Oct. 12.
That followed a 2025 total of 84 homicides citywide, a decrease of about 31% from 2024 and, per Hoodline's earlier reporting, the city's lowest annual homicide total in 16 years. Overall violent crime has been trending downward over the past 40 years, with 2024 marking its lowest level since 1985, according to the same crime data source. Police had also investigated 35 homicides through late June of this year, down from 40 at the same point in 2025, while felonious assault cases dipped slightly from 400 to 389 over the same comparative period.
