hello everybody and welcome back to the
channel this will be your weekly violin
crime report for
the city of columbus ohio for the week
of april 3rd through
april 9th 2021 there were seven
homicides
six shooting investigations first up we
have a victim
taekwon willie male age 20.
on april 3rd of 2021 columbus police
patrol officers were dispatched to
1968 denune avenue on the report of a
shooting
the caller stated that her boyfriend
taekwon willie got
shot in the arm a few hours earlier upon
arrival
officers knocked on the back door of the
residence and did not receive an
answer officers observed a possible
bullet strike on the door's window
and observed a fresh blood trail inside
the kitchen
officers gained entry into the residence
in an attempt to locate the victim
officers located mr willey inside his
residence suffering from a gunshot wound
to his arm
mr willey stated that he blacked out
after the shooting and did not provide
officers with any details regarding the
shooting
he was transported by cfd to a local
hospital in stable condition and is
expected to survive his injuries
next we have a double homicide a victim
of kevin williams
male age 24 and a victim nicholas cohens
male age 19. the 19 year olds
next of kin have been notified the 19
year old victim was nicholas cohen's
on saturday april 3rd 2021
at 2 43 p.m columbus police officers
were called to
931 eaton avenue on a report of a
shooting
on arrival officers found 24 year old
kevin williams
30 year old anthony williams and a 19
year old male
all suffering from apparent gunshot
wounds
cfd medics transported both kevin
williams and the 19
year old to grant medical hospital in
critical condition where kevin williams
was pronounced deceased
at 3 46 pm and the 19 year old was
pronounced deceased at 5 44 p.m
meanwhile cfd medics transported anthony
williams to an area hospital where he
remains in critical condition
the name of the 19 year old is being
withheld which we already went over the
name
anyone with information regarding this
incident is asked to call columbus
police homicide unit or
central ohio crime stoppers these are
the
48th and 49th homicides in columbus ohio
in calendar year
2021 next we have a juvenile male
age 17 on saturday april 3rd 2021 at
approximately 12
28 am a juvenile victim was a passenger
in a vehicle that had been driven to the
area of 5673
larksdale drive a companion in the
vehicle was
there to fight a resident at that
address as they approached the residence
someone in a black sedan with tinted
windows rolled down the driver's side
window
and began firing a gun at the victim the
victim was struck in the head
the victims fled from the scene and were
chased by the suspect's vehicle
southbound on galloway road
the suspect continued to fire at victims
striking the vehicle several more times
franklin county deputies were initially
flagged down and rendered aid to the
victim until medics arrived
the juvenile victim was transported to
an area hospital in extremely critical
condition
anyone with information regarding this
incident is asked to contact columbus
police
felony assault detective ian pruitt
or central ohio crime stoppers
next we have a john doe male
unknown age on april 4 2021 at
approximately 303 a.m
a resident in the area of 1370 republic
avenue called columbus police radio to
report that there was a suspicious white
vehicle parked in the alley
the caller said they approached the
vehicle and asked the driver to move
from the area
when the driver did not respond the
caller called for a police response
once columbus police patrol officers
arrived they opened the door to the
white vehicle and noticed that the
driver appeared to be suffering from a
gunshot wound
and not breathing the officers
immediately contacted police radio to
ask for a medic to respond
cfd medic 16 responded and pronounced
the victim deceased at 3
22 am this is the city's 50th homicide
for 2021.
next we have a victim dion skipper
deceased male
age 42 and a suspect bruce cameron
male age 49 on sunday april 4
2021 at 9 53 pm columbus police officers
were called to
1213 east dublin granville road on a
report of a shooting
on arrival officers found 42 year old
dion skipper suffering from
apparent gunshot wounds cfd medic 12
responded and pronounced skipper
deceased at 10 02 pm
the investigation revealed that 49 year
old bruce cameron
and skipper were arguing with each other
and began to fight
during the fight cameron produced a
handgun and shot skipper fatally
wounding him
detectives had filed a warrant charging
cameron for the murder
for causing skipper's death anyone who
knows cameron's whereabouts is asked to
contact police
anyone with information regarding this
incident is asked to call
columbus police homicide unit or central
ohio crime stoppers
this is the 51st homicide in columbus
ohio
in calendar year 2021. next we have an
accidental shooting
we have victim destiny reyes female
age 22 and a victim ivan roses
male age 23 victim number one
and victim number two were both sitting
at a table while victim number two was
also handling a handgun
victim number two thought the gun was
unloaded
and accidentally shot the gun striking
himself in the right hand
and victim number one in the left arm
both victims were transported to a local
hospital in stable condition
statements given to the detectives by
both victims described the
what appeared to be an accidental
shooting both victims are expected to
survive their injuries
next we have a victim little crosby
female
age 41 and a victim juvenile female
age 11. on april 4 2021
at approximately 3 23 p.m columbus
police officers responded to the area of
1972
joyce avenue on the report that somebody
had been shot
when officers arrived they found little
crosby suffering from a gunshot wound to
the back
while attending to miss crosby they were
advised that a juvenile had also been
struck in the arm
the victims were both transported to
area hospitals for treatment
ms crosby was transported to in critical
condition
but was later upgraded to stable
condition the juvenile victim was
transported in stable condition
ms crosby explained that she was in the
kitchen cooking easter dinner
when she heard gunshot outside of her
home and then felt a burning sensation
in her back
this incident is still under
investigation and anyone with
information is asked to contact
felony assault unit detective david
yonker
or central ohio crime stoppers a 63 year
old man has died
three weeks after he was shot in his
chest and neck in east columbus
according to police
the shooting happened just before 12 10
pm on march 17th at the intersection of
east
livingston avenue and beechwood road
witnesses told officers the man donald
anderson
had walked in front of a vehicle and
parking lot of the business
police said the suspect got out of the
driver's side of a gray honda crv
and shot anderson multiple times
anderson was taken to grant medical
center in critical condition where he
died from his injuries on april 6th
police said police said 36-year-old
rafael calhoun is charged with murder
he is in custody at the franklin county
jail anyone with information about the
shooting is asked to call columbus
police homicide unit
or central ohio crime stoppers
anderson's death is the 52nd homicide in
columbus in 2021
next we have a victim jose martinez
chicas
male age 35 on april 7
2021 at approximately 7 47 pm
columbus police patrol officers were
dispatched to the area of miller avenue
and east whittier street on the report
of a shooting
upon arrival officers located the victim
and a scene
the victim mr martinez chicas was
transported to a local area hospital and
is expected to survive his injuries
mr martinez chicas informed detectives
that while he was walking down the
street
a black vehicle approached him and one
of the passengers began asking him
questions mr martinez chicas went on to
say
that once he told them that he didn't
have anything
one of the passengers fired two gunshots
striking him twice
this incident is still under
investigation anyone with information
about this incident is asked to contact
detective f miller
or crime stoppers next we have a victim
neriko james deceased male
age 33 on wednesday april 7
2021 at 9 04 pm columbus police officers
were called to east livingston avenue
and south nelson road on a report of a
shooting
on arrival officers found 33 year old
nerico james suffering from an apparent
gunshot wound
cfd medic ems 14 responded and
pronounced james deceased at 9 10 pm
what precipitated the shooting is still
under investigation at this time
anyone with information regarding this
incident is asked to call columbus
police homicide unit
or central ohio crime stoppers this is
the 53rd homicide in columbus ohio in
calendar year 2021
next we have a jane doe female
unknown age on april 8 2021
at approximately 5 21 a.m columbus
division of police radio room
received a 9-1-1 call from a female who
stated that there was a female outside
yelling and screaming
when patrol officers arrived they found
the victim partially clothed
and suffering from a gunshot wound the
victim was transported to riverside
methodist hospital where she was later
pronounced dead
there is no suspect information at this
time the victim
has not yet been positively identified
anyone with information regarding this
incident
is asked to call columbus police
homicide unit or central ohio crime
stoppers
this is the 54th homicide in columbus
ohio in calendar year 2021
last up we have a victim juvenile female
age 16 a victim juvenile male age 17
and a victim diamond hughes female age
34.
on april 9 2021 at approximately 1 48
p.m
officers were dispatched to 886 caldwell
place on report of a shooting
upon arrival officers made contact with
diamond hughes as well as
16 year old male and 17 year old female
the male had been grazed in the leg by
gunfire and was treated at the scene by
medics miss hughes stated a silver
vehicle and a maroon vehicle with
unknown male black
individuals aboard drove past her
residence
and the occupants fired multiple
gunshots at her
the 16 year old male and the six
seventeen-year-old female
while they were on the front porch of
her residence
the sixteen-year-old male is the only
person reporting injuries
miss hughes stated she returned fire as
the vehicle and the suspects fled
the residence 886 caldwell place was
struck by gunfire as well as two
unoccupied vehicles anyone with
information about this incident
is asked to contact detective adam
federer
of the columbus police felony assault
unit or central ohio crime stoppers
this concludes the weekly violent crime
report for the city of columbus for the
week of
april 3rd through april 9th 2021
be safe out there
you