Columbus police arrest suspect in fatal Far West Side gym shooting
Columbus police arrested the suspect accused of killing a 23-year-old man at a gym on Columbus' Far West Side near Hilliard last month.
Police charged Tae Von Bush, 19, of Hilltop, with the murder of 23-year-old Tabias Cunningham, who police allege Bush shot at Esporta Fitness of Hillard Rome Road in Columbus. Bush turned himself in to police headquarters Thursday.
Columbus police responded to the Esporta Fitness off Hilliard Rome Road around 8:45 p.m. on March 28 on a report of a shooting. Inside they found one person, who was taken to Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. That person, identified as Cunningham, of the Far West Side, died at 9:37 p.m. at the hospital.
According to court records, Cunningham had just finished a game of pick-up basketball. After the game, Bush allegedly approached Cunningham and shot him with a handgun after a brief argument.
The shooting sent gym patrons scrambling for an exit and the gym remained closed for hours after the shooting. Bush fled with the crowd of gymgoers, but was later identified by eyewitnesses to the shooting.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Suspect arrested in Far West Side fatal gym shooting
