One person dead following shooting on Columbus' South Side

One person is dead following a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Karns Park neighborhood on Columbus' South Side.

Columbus 911 dispatchers said that they received a call at around 3 p.m. on a report of a shooting at Heyl and Reinhard Avenues, south of East Whittier Street. Responding officers found one person suffering from a gunshot wound.

The victim was pronounced dead by medics at 3:08 p.m., police said.

No other information, including whether any suspect was in custody, was immediately available. Homicide detectives were on scene and are investigating the slaying.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus shooting: Person shot and killed on Southeast Side