Columbus police are seeking the public’sโค assistance inโข locating a suspect andโค vehicle involvedโข in a shooting onโค interstate 270 on the city’s North Side. authoritiesโฃ released images and video footageโฃ Wednesday, Oct. 9, hoping โฃto generate โleads in โthe ongoing examination.
The incident prompted traffic disruptions โฃas the โsuspect vehicle stopped in โคthe middle ofโฃ the interstate, causing motorists to swerve and traffic to back up. While the video released by the Ohio Department of Transportation dose not capture the shooting itself, it documents the immediate aftermath and the potential โdanger created by the suspect’s actions.
Police describe the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored, four-door sedan. Video shows the vehicle halting traffic and the driver’s side doorโ opening whileโ on the interstate.The footage then shows eastbound traffic slowing and backing up.
Anyone with data regarding the shooting or the vehicle is urged to contact Columbus police at 614-645-4740 โor Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, onโ X at ShahidMeighan, and on Bluesky โat shahidthereporter.dispatch.com.