Woman taken to hospital after shooting inside East Side grocery store
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman was taken to a hospital Friday night after being shot at an East Side grocery store.
According to Columbus police, the shooting was reported at the Giant Eagle Market District store in the 2900 block of Stelzer Road about 6:50 p.m.
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The woman, who was shot inside the store, was taken to Mount Carmel East hospital, where she was stable, police said. The store had been cleared by 7:20, with investigators arriving on scene about 20 minutes later.
An employee told NBC4 that they were taken to the store’s GetGo gas station in the parking lot, where they were briefly detained. A representative from Giant Eagle said it was working with authorities and that the store, which normally stayed open until 11 p.m., would remain closed for the night.
“Our thoughts are with our injured guest, as well as the other guests and our Team Members in the store at the time who witnessed the incident,” a statement from Giant Eagle said. “We are offering support services to store Team Members throughout the weekend and will keep the store closed for the remainder of the evening. The Market District will reopen for guests at 7 a.m. [Saturday].”
Details about a suspect were not immediately released.
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