Columbus police: Fight that led to 32nd Avenue homicide apparently on video

Columbus police have released a description of the suspect in the deadly shooting in the 300 block of 32nd Avenue that killed 22-year-old Dominique Devonte Horton and wounded another man.

Authorities were called to the shooting scene around 4 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, they found Horton suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Police said Horton and another man who was wounded during the incident were transported to Columbus Midtown Medical Center. Horton was pronounced dead at the hospital at 4:09 p.m., and the other shooting victim was treated and released, officials said.

Officials said a large group of people met on 32nd Avenue to watch two female juveniles fight, and the incident escalated when a black man pulled out a gun and fired into the group.

Saturday Ologhoejebi, the owner of the property, said a big man shot a smaller man before the two exchanged gunfire during the dispute. He said the bigger man, who has been identified as Horton, fell near a row of mailboxes at the apartment complex. The deadly shooting was between Apartment 23 and 24, he said.

Police said several witnesses apparently recorded the incident.

“Several individuals were apparently video taping the fight on their cellphones when the shooting took place,” Columbus Police Maj. Gil Slouchick said in a news release.

Slouchick said the suspect, a black man between 20 and 35 years old, fled in a large, dark SUV. He is about 5-foot-10 and weighs between 170 and 215 pounds, according to the release.

Anyone who has information about the incident or any video of the shooting is encouraged to contact Cpl. Donna Baker at 706-225-4047 or email her at DBaker@columbusga.org.

Horton’s death is the first Columbus homicide of 2017.

This story was originally published January 6, 2017 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Columbus police: Fight that led to 32nd Avenue homicide apparently on video."