Man arrested, facing murder charge in fatal Northeast Columbus shooting
The Columbus Division of Police arrested a man on Wednesday wanted in connection to a fatal shooting on the city's Northeast Side in early December.
Laroy Robinson, 49, of Columbus, surrendered to the Franklin County Jail on Wednesday without incident, according to a statement from Columbus police.
He faces a charge of murder in the death of Malik Islam, 46, of Milo-Grogan. A warrant was issued Dec. 20 for Robinson's arrest.
Columbus police responded to a call on Dec. 2 at 12:10 a.m., reporting that someone shot a man in the 2000 block of Cornell Avenue on the city's Northeast Side, according to an affidavit.
Responding officers found Islam lying in the street, suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics transported Islam to Ohio State East Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
An affidavit submitted with court documents says that officers reviewed video footage from a residence on the 2000 block of Cornell Street. The resident provided the video footage to investigators, which had audio and video of the person who shot Islam sitting in the driver's seat of a dark, four-door sedan.
Through video evidence, phone records, and interviews with witnesses, police believe Robinson was at the scene and the person driving the vehicle they saw on camera.
smeighan@dispatch.com
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Man wanted in connection to Northeast Side murder arrested, charged
