One man dead, another facing murder charge after shooting on Columbus' Southeast Side

Shahid Meighan, Columbus Dispatch
Updated ·1 min read
Jul 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Police and SWAT officers serve an arrest warrant at a University District apartment.

One man is dead and another arrested after a shooting Friday night in Southeast Columbus.

Police responded Friday evening to reports of a disturbance on the 2800 block of Landon Drive, in the Berwick neighborhood. As they responded to the call, it was upgraded to a shooting. Police arrived at the scene to find Michael A. Holland, 41, suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers rendered first aid until Columbus medics arrived.

The paramedics transported Holland to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries at 6:28 p.m., police said.

Columbus police arrested Thomas L. Lacey III, 21, of the Southeast Side, at the scene. He remains at the Franklin County Jail on a murder charge and is expected to appear Monday in Franklin County Municipal Court.

Authorities ask anyone with information about this shooting to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Southeast Side shooting: 1 man dead, 1 charged with murder