Multiple people, including two teenagers, were injured after a shooting in the Short North Arts District early Sunday morning.
The mayor reassured community members, saying the Short North is safe despite what happened, but every neighborhood could be safer.Ten people were shot just before 2:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of North High Street, between Standard Hall and Michael’s Goody Boy. Two of the victims were teenagers, Columbus police told 10TV at the scene.
Police said a man was listed in critical condition and the other shooting victims were described as stable.The suspect drove away from the scene in a white Honda Civic with tinted windows and evaded police when they attempted to stop him.He also called on parents to step up, ensuring they know where their kids are, and to set curfews in their homes."The gun violence that occurred early this morning in the Short North is outrageous, it's unacceptable, and it must stop.
"We're all tired of waking up to texts and reports of shootings in our neighborhoods. While police are still gathering information on this incident, we cannot sit back or become numb to the presence of violence in our city," Klein's statement read."We must continue to invest in people so they don't see guns as a normal form of conflict resolution.
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