COLUMBUS — One teenager has been injured after a traffic stop led to a shooting in Columbus Saturday afternoon.
Our news partners at WBNS report multiple people were arrested after the traffic stop as well.
The traffic stop happened at the intersection of East Main Street and Seymour Avenue on the east side of Columbus around 3:30 a.m., according to Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Joe Albert.
During the stop, two males with guns exited the back of the vehicle. Full details are not available at this time, but Albert says an altercation happened during the traffic stop, and shots were fired.
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An officer fired their weapon and hit a 17-year-old who exited the vehicle, according to police.
Officers rendered first aid to the 17-year-old, and they recovered a gun from him.
The juvenile was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, but his condition has since changed to stable, according to Albert.
The other male who exited the vehicle, an 18-year-old, fled the scene and was later arrested in the 1500 block of East Mound Street. Police located a gun on Mound St., where the man was arrested.
The 17-year-old and 18-year-old both have charges pending against them as they get treated at the hospital.
Two other people were in the vehicle. One was released from the scene, and the other, a 19-year-old, was arrested on an unrelated warrant.
An investigation is being conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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