Crime

Man injured in Columbus shooting

Columbus police are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting near Eighth Street that left a 43-year-old man wounded.

He was transported to Columbus Midtown Medical Center to be treated for a gunshot wound to the chin. His current condition has yet to be released.

Authorities were called to hospital around 1:57 a.m. Tuesday to check on a gunshot wound victim. He reported being shot in the area of Wilson Homes at 3400 Eighth Ave.

No suspects were named or described in the initial police report.

Sarah Robinson: 706-571-8622, @sarahR_92

This story was originally published December 27, 2017 at 12:35 PM with the headline "Man injured in Columbus shooting."

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