Teen Suspect Flees After East Side Shooting

Columbus police are searching for a juvenile suspect after a shooting Sunday evening at an east-side apartment complex left a teenager hospitalized. Officers were called to 1871 Forest Oak Lane on May 17, according to ABC 6/FOX 28, which cited police. Emergency crews found one victim at the scene and took that person to a local hospital in critical condition. A responding Columbus police officer later said the victim’s condition was upgraded to stable. The suspect ran before officers arrived and had not been found as of the latest public update Sunday night, ABC 6/FOX 28 reported. Police have not released the names of the people involved or a physical description of the suspect. Investigators believe both the victim and the suspect are between 14 and 17 years old. (abc6onyourside.com) ### Where did the shooting happen? The address police gave was 1871 Forest Oak Lane, an apartment complex on Columbus’s east side. ABC 6/FOX 28 reported officers were sent there after reports of a shooting Sunday evening. The east-side location matters because it is the only site police publicly tied to this case in the initial report. (abc6onyourside.com) No other scene was identified, and police had not said whether the shooting happened inside an apartment, in a common area or outside on the property. ### What do police say about the victim and suspect? (abc6onyourside.com) Columbus police said the victim is a teenager and that the suspected shooter is also believed to be a juvenile. Investigators told ABC 6/FOX 28 that both are thought to be between 14 and 17 years old. The victim was first reported in critical condition and later listed as stable, according to the same report. (abc6onyourside.com) Police did not identify the hospital and did not release any additional details about the victim’s injuries. ### What is not yet known? Police had not released a motive, a suspect name or an arrest announcement in the public reporting reviewed for this story. (abc6onyourside.com) Authorities also had not said what led up to the shooting or whether the victim and suspect knew each other. No description of the suspect had been made public in the initial report. (abc6onyourside.com) That limits what residents can use to identify the person police are seeking, beyond the statement that the suspect is believed to be a juvenile. ### How are police asking the public to help? Columbus police said the investigation remains active while officers continue searching for the suspect. (abc6onyourside.com) ABC 6/FOX 28 reported that authorities were still working the scene Sunday evening. The City of Columbus maintains a police reports portal and a police press-release page where updates in active cases are sometimes posted. (abc6onyourside.com) The Division of Police site also directs residents to public-safety reporting channels for crime information and records requests. ### What should readers watch for next? Any next public step in the case is likely to be a Columbus police update identifying the suspect, announcing an arrest or releasing a formal incident summary. (abc6onyourside.com) As of May 20, the city’s police press-release page was active, but no separate city press release tied to the Forest Oak Lane shooting surfaced in the material reviewed for this story. (columbus.gov) The clearest near-term markers are a police statement, a court filing if a suspect is charged, or a new local report confirming whether the juvenile suspect has been found. Until then, the latest verified public account remains the May 17 police information reported by ABC 6/FOX 28. (abc6onyourside.com) (columbus.gov)