Columbus man arrested for murder after shooting on city's South Side, victim identified
Columbus police have arrested a Columbus man on murder charges for a Thursday afternoon shooting on Columbus’ South Side.
Najaa Ellman, 20, was pronounced dead by medics at 3:08 p.m. Thursday on the 700 block of Reinhard Avenue after Columbus police responded to a report of a shooting. According to a police report, witnesses to the shooting told police Ellman was with friends when he got into an argument with Lawuan Williams, 19, who was driving a 2020 gray Nissan Altima.
Williams drew a handgun and shot Ellman, fatally wounding him, police said, and Williams fled in the Nissan as an unidentified party fired shots at him.
Officers recovered the Nissan at the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and Kenilworth Place soon after, according to the police report. Williams, who had been hiding in a nearby residence, surrendered to police and was charged with murder.
Anyone with information about who Ellman was with just before the shooting or information about who fired shots at William as he fled can contact Columbus police Detective Earl Westfall at 614-645-4221, EWestfall@ColumbusPolice.org or submit an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus man arrested for murder after South Side shooting
