Man arrested in south Columbus bus stop killing

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Police have arrested a man they believe killed another man at a south Columbus bus stop in late March.

Columbus police arrested 35-year-old Joshua Hunt on Wednesday for the death of 61-year-old Dwayne Dowdell. Dowdell died after he was found bleeding from his head at the intersection of Parsons Avenue and East Whittier Street in the Southern Orchards neighborhood on March 29.

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At the time of Dowdell’s death, Central Ohio Crime Stoppers said Dowdell was standing at a bus stop when another man struck him, causing Dowdell to fall backward and hit his head on the pavement. Dowdell was pronounced dead late the next day.

Two weeks ago Columbus police released a photo of a man, later identified as Hunt, as a person of interest in the fatal assault.

Hunt has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. After Dowdell’s death, police released images of a person of interest in the case, but it’s not clear if Hunt was that person.

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