Witness accounts, resident reaction after 10 shot in the Short North
Ten were wounded in a mass shooting in the Short North area.
A man accused of fleeing the scene of a mass shooting along North High Street early Sunday appeared in court Monday morning.
Deangelo Fuller, 19, of Groveport, faces charges of obstructing official business. Fuller traveled at speeds of at least 109 mph while police tried to pull him over, according to court records. Police have not said if Fuller is suspected of firing any of the shots.
Ten young men and boys 27 or younger were injured in the 1100 block of North High Street at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. All are expected to survive. Eight were men and two were juveniles, police said.
At his initial court appearance Monday morning, Fuller’s bond was set at $100,000 by Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Jarrod Skinner.
There have now been at least 12 mass shootings locally since the beginning of 2023, including the May 18 shooting of six people, including three who died, less than a half mile from Sunday’s scene. The May shooting took place outside 132 E 5th Avenue.
Police said late Sunday night that Fuller turned himself in, saying he was the driver of a Honda Civic police had been seeking since the shooting. The car was recovered outside headquarters. Fuller admitted he did not stop for Columbus police, the court heard Monday.
Fuller was seen fleeing the scene on foot before getting into the Honda Civic and driving at 60 mph the wrong way down a one-way street, according to court records. He drove 109 mph westbound on Interstate 670, and escaped when officers could not keep up, according to records.
Police also said Sunday they were still working to identify other people involved in the shooting.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said Sunday’s gun violence was “outrageous, it’s unacceptable and it must stop” in a statement. The shooting also was condemned by Council President Shannon Hardin, City Attorney Zach Klein and Chief Elaine Bryant.
In a statement posted to social media Sunday evening, Bryant called the shooting “deeply concerning and completely unacceptable.” Bryant called on fellow law enforcement agencies to continue to combat shootings in Columbus and asked the public to continue to send in tips.
“Our message must be loud and clear,” Bryant said. “These offenders must know that gun violence in our city is no longer an option.”
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