Three killed in north Columbus mass shooting, one in east side shooting

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two overnight shootings in Columbus resulted in four people being killed, including three in a mass shooting on the north side.

Columbus police said they received reports of a shooting at 2:35 a.m. at the intersection of East 5th Avenue and Summit Street, which is located between Weinland Park and Italian Village north of Downtown Columbus.

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Police said six people were shot with three pronounced dead, one in critical condition, and two in stable condition. The three people who died were identified as:

  • Malachi Pee, 27

  • Da’ondre Bullock, 18

  • Garcia Dixon Jr., 26

Two of the men were pronounced dead at the scene, while the third died at the hospital. The three other victims are expected to survive their injuries, police said.

East 5th Avenue from North High Street to North 4th Street was closed for most of Saturday along with Summit Street from East 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue.

Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and the circumstances surrounding it.

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“It was something like a scene from the movie as you would never want to see happen in real life, honestly,” Daquian Williams, a resident who saw the shooting, said.

Williams lives next door to where the shooting happened, saying he has felt sadness and pain in the air since then.

“(I) honestly think this is a cry for help,” he said. “It’s a cry that we need to come together. We need to learn mentally. This is my daughter. This is what we got to do it for. We have kids that live in all of these neighborhoods, no matter where we’re at in this city. And that’s our future.”

Roughly two hours prior, an unrelated shooting occurred in east Columbus. Police received a report of the shooting at 12:35 a.m. at the 4100 block of Vineshire Drive. In a Saturday morning update, Columbus police said that two men were celebrating the birthday of 34-year-old Tyler Goins when an argument began.

During the argument, one of the men, 30-year-old Alsaiah Griffin, pulled out a gun and fatally shot Goins, who was pronounced dead by medics at 12:46 a.m., according to police. Griffin surrendered to police and was charged with murder. Police said Griffin initially fled the scene but returned to surrender to police.

Police ask anyone with any information on either shooting to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio CrimeStoppers at 614-461-8477 (TIPS).

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