Columbus man dies 3 days after being shot at Moto Mart
A Columbus man who was shot in the head at 2:51 a.m. Sunday outside the Moto Mart at 1050 W. Fourth St., has died.
Richland County coroner's investigator Bob Ball said Kenneth D. Norris, 31, was pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m. Wednesday at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. An autopsy was performed at the Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office.
Mansfield police are still searching for the suspect in the shooting, whom they identified as Michael A. Childress, 29, of Toledo.
Officers responding to the scene on Sunday found Norris near the door of the Moto Mart, suffering from a bullet wound to the head, Mansfield police said Monday in the initial news release on the shooting.
Search warrant for 520 Bissman Court
Mansfield police with a search warrant went to 520 Bissman Court around noon Thursday. According to the search warrant, the landlord said Childress lives at this address, He reportedly traveled to the Bissman address after Norris was shot, according to Mansfield Municipal Court records.
The search warrant, signed by Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Frank Ardis Jr., sought weapons, ammunition, bullets, bullet fragments and casings, cell phones, computers and any and all evidence associated with the criminal offense of murder/felonious assault. The property sought included clothing, shoes, DNA and any locked or sealed containers and lock boxes or safes.
According to the search warrant, police seized ammunition magazines and bullets, counterfeit money, drugs, shoes and towels.
What did the preliminary investigation reveal?
On Sunday, the Moto Mart shooting victim was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery and was left in the care of hospital staff. Police said on Monday that they had no further information on the victim's condition.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Childress approached the victim and an unknown female in the parking lot of the Moto Mart, police said.
The suspect smacked the female subject across the face and then proceeded to pistol whip the male victim, who fell to the ground, police said. The suspect then shot the victim in the head.
The suspect, who was with another female, then fled in a white SUV prior to police arriving. The white SUV has since been recovered, police said.
Here is the car police believe the suspect is driving
Childress is believed to be driving a white 2006 Kia Sportage with Ohio license plate JAE5836, which comes back to a relative of his girlfriend, police said.
Mansfield police said Childress is wanted on a felony warrant for attempted murder and is believed to be involved in at least one other shooting in Mansfield over the past two weeks in which the victim also suffered a head wound.
Police would not say what other local shooting Childress might have been involved in.
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Childress is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. If seen, police urge citizens to call 911 and/or contact local law enforcement. Anyone who may have seen the altercation and/or the shooting is asked to call Major Crimes at 419-755-9724.
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This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Mansfield police searching for Michael A. Childress, 29, of Toledo
