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Shots Fired Outside Club

E Main St & S 18th St

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  • Police in Columbus, Ohio, responded to reports of gunshots near East Cherry and 18th Streets, and later near 18th and Main Streets, prompting a large crowd to disperse. Additional officers were called to manage the situation and search for a man seen fleeing the area.

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Police are working to move cruisers to help clear traffic at Main and 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:06
S11, if we can get some of the cruisers moved at Main and 18th so we can get some of this traffic out of here.

Police are redirecting traffic and setting up crime scene tape to manage the scene effectively.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:13
Respond on 9 Police Fire. Medic. S11, let's get somebody north of Hanging Steam Cape to try to cut all this traffic coming back in. 10, copy on 9. Copy.
Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
Drive, anybody headed north? I've just had the scene taped. Yeah, we got one here. Copy.

Police are investigating reports of a vehicle possibly leaving the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:14
I'm not doing the check-in. Copy that. 245, did we have a car take off from the scene? Might have scene tape on it. I don't believe we had any scene tape up yet.

Officers are clearing the crowd and searching for a man in all black who ran north on 18th St. A police helicopter is overhead. No injuries have been reported so far.

Columbus police on scene at an after-hours club at E Main St and S 18th St heard gunfire as a crowd of a couple hundred people ran from the area.

Police are clearing a nearby bar and have found shell casings outside. Crime scene tape is being set up.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:17
14, has anyone gone in the bar yet? 12 Adam here now. Alright, 14, I'm going in. S11, let's clear out the bar. This party is officially over. AS13, we got casings out here. We need some cruisers or officers out here to get some scene tape hung up. We got people walking through everywhere.

A 911 caller reported ongoing gunfire near 852 East Main.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:04
We did just get a call from a female at 852 East Main saying they're shooting.

Police are verifying if anyone inside a nearby club was shot.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
113, if somebody can check and just verify that nobody was 43-ed inside of the club.

Additional officers are joining the response to the reported shooting.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:04
133 on A, you can go ahead and add us to the shooting.

Police are requesting additional units to manage a large crowd, and a man who fled northbound on 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:22
S11, send any cars clear to help clear this out. We have a couple hundred people over here. We're here right now. 113, male black wearing all black ran northbound from here, for the security. Northbound on 18th or northbound on what? 18th, from the after hours club. I'll give you a light.

Police report that they heard gunshots near 18th and Main, causing people to flee the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:30
113, we just had 43As at the After Hours Club, 18th and Main. People running everywhere. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I copy, 18th and Main. I have a sergeant copy. Chopper 5, Chopper Channel 5. 28, put us on it. Copy. S11, copy. S11, hold the air. We actively have shots in. I'm sorry, S11, there's a lot of background noise. Hold the air, get shots on it. Copy. Chopper, copy. Chopper, we're hearing shots around 18.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E Main St & S 18th St.

Police are responding to a report of two gunshots heard near East Cherry and 18th. A large group of people is also in the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:20
Chopper to 5. Chopper, if we could have you check out this 43A, it's at East Cherry and 18th, around 1123. Caller said they heard two, and there's a large group of people that's in that area as well as Main and 18th. We copy. We're coming from 18th Precinct. Copy that.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Cherry St & S 18th St.

Police are working to move cruisers to help clear traffic at Main and 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:06
S11, if we can get some of the cruisers moved at Main and 18th so we can get some of this traffic out of here.

Police are redirecting traffic and setting up crime scene tape to manage the scene effectively.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:13
Respond on 9 Police Fire. Medic. S11, let's get somebody north of Hanging Steam Cape to try to cut all this traffic coming back in. 10, copy on 9. Copy.
Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
Drive, anybody headed north? I've just had the scene taped. Yeah, we got one here. Copy.

Police are investigating reports of a vehicle possibly leaving the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:14
I'm not doing the check-in. Copy that. 245, did we have a car take off from the scene? Might have scene tape on it. I don't believe we had any scene tape up yet.

Officers are clearing the crowd and searching for a man in all black who ran north on 18th St. A police helicopter is overhead. No injuries have been reported so far.

Columbus police on scene at an after-hours club at E Main St and S 18th St heard gunfire as a crowd of a couple hundred people ran from the area.

Police are clearing a nearby bar and have found shell casings outside. Crime scene tape is being set up.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:17
14, has anyone gone in the bar yet? 12 Adam here now. Alright, 14, I'm going in. S11, let's clear out the bar. This party is officially over. AS13, we got casings out here. We need some cruisers or officers out here to get some scene tape hung up. We got people walking through everywhere.

A 911 caller reported ongoing gunfire near 852 East Main.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:04
We did just get a call from a female at 852 East Main saying they're shooting.

Police are verifying if anyone inside a nearby club was shot.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
113, if somebody can check and just verify that nobody was 43-ed inside of the club.

Additional officers are joining the response to the reported shooting.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:04
133 on A, you can go ahead and add us to the shooting.

Police are requesting additional units to manage a large crowd, and a man who fled northbound on 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:22
S11, send any cars clear to help clear this out. We have a couple hundred people over here. We're here right now. 113, male black wearing all black ran northbound from here, for the security. Northbound on 18th or northbound on what? 18th, from the after hours club. I'll give you a light.

Police report that they heard gunshots near 18th and Main, causing people to flee the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:30
113, we just had 43As at the After Hours Club, 18th and Main. People running everywhere. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I copy, 18th and Main. I have a sergeant copy. Chopper 5, Chopper Channel 5. 28, put us on it. Copy. S11, copy. S11, hold the air. We actively have shots in. I'm sorry, S11, there's a lot of background noise. Hold the air, get shots on it. Copy. Chopper, copy. Chopper, we're hearing shots around 18.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E Main St & S 18th St.

Police are responding to a report of two gunshots heard near East Cherry and 18th. A large group of people is also in the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:20
Chopper to 5. Chopper, if we could have you check out this 43A, it's at East Cherry and 18th, around 1123. Caller said they heard two, and there's a large group of people that's in that area as well as Main and 18th. We copy. We're coming from 18th Precinct. Copy that.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Cherry St & S 18th St.

Police are working to move cruisers to help clear traffic at Main and 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:06
S11, if we can get some of the cruisers moved at Main and 18th so we can get some of this traffic out of here.

Police are redirecting traffic and setting up crime scene tape to manage the scene effectively.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:13
Respond on 9 Police Fire. Medic. S11, let's get somebody north of Hanging Steam Cape to try to cut all this traffic coming back in. 10, copy on 9. Copy.
Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
Drive, anybody headed north? I've just had the scene taped. Yeah, we got one here. Copy.

Police are investigating reports of a vehicle possibly leaving the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:14
I'm not doing the check-in. Copy that. 245, did we have a car take off from the scene? Might have scene tape on it. I don't believe we had any scene tape up yet.

Officers are clearing the crowd and searching for a man in all black who ran north on 18th St. A police helicopter is overhead. No injuries have been reported so far.

Columbus police on scene at an after-hours club at E Main St and S 18th St heard gunfire as a crowd of a couple hundred people ran from the area.

Police are clearing a nearby bar and have found shell casings outside. Crime scene tape is being set up.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:17
14, has anyone gone in the bar yet? 12 Adam here now. Alright, 14, I'm going in. S11, let's clear out the bar. This party is officially over. AS13, we got casings out here. We need some cruisers or officers out here to get some scene tape hung up. We got people walking through everywhere.

A 911 caller reported ongoing gunfire near 852 East Main.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:04
We did just get a call from a female at 852 East Main saying they're shooting.

Police are verifying if anyone inside a nearby club was shot.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
113, if somebody can check and just verify that nobody was 43-ed inside of the club.

Additional officers are joining the response to the reported shooting.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:04
133 on A, you can go ahead and add us to the shooting.

Police are requesting additional units to manage a large crowd, and a man who fled northbound on 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:22
S11, send any cars clear to help clear this out. We have a couple hundred people over here. We're here right now. 113, male black wearing all black ran northbound from here, for the security. Northbound on 18th or northbound on what? 18th, from the after hours club. I'll give you a light.

Police report that they heard gunshots near 18th and Main, causing people to flee the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:30
113, we just had 43As at the After Hours Club, 18th and Main. People running everywhere. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I copy, 18th and Main. I have a sergeant copy. Chopper 5, Chopper Channel 5. 28, put us on it. Copy. S11, copy. S11, hold the air. We actively have shots in. I'm sorry, S11, there's a lot of background noise. Hold the air, get shots on it. Copy. Chopper, copy. Chopper, we're hearing shots around 18.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E Main St & S 18th St.

Police are responding to a report of two gunshots heard near East Cherry and 18th. A large group of people is also in the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:20
Chopper to 5. Chopper, if we could have you check out this 43A, it's at East Cherry and 18th, around 1123. Caller said they heard two, and there's a large group of people that's in that area as well as Main and 18th. We copy. We're coming from 18th Precinct. Copy that.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Cherry St & S 18th St.

Police are working to move cruisers to help clear traffic at Main and 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:06
S11, if we can get some of the cruisers moved at Main and 18th so we can get some of this traffic out of here.

Police are redirecting traffic and setting up crime scene tape to manage the scene effectively.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:13
Respond on 9 Police Fire. Medic. S11, let's get somebody north of Hanging Steam Cape to try to cut all this traffic coming back in. 10, copy on 9. Copy.
Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
Drive, anybody headed north? I've just had the scene taped. Yeah, we got one here. Copy.

Police are investigating reports of a vehicle possibly leaving the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:14
I'm not doing the check-in. Copy that. 245, did we have a car take off from the scene? Might have scene tape on it. I don't believe we had any scene tape up yet.

Officers are clearing the crowd and searching for a man in all black who ran north on 18th St. A police helicopter is overhead. No injuries have been reported so far.

Columbus police on scene at an after-hours club at E Main St and S 18th St heard gunfire as a crowd of a couple hundred people ran from the area.

Police are clearing a nearby bar and have found shell casings outside. Crime scene tape is being set up.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:17
14, has anyone gone in the bar yet? 12 Adam here now. Alright, 14, I'm going in. S11, let's clear out the bar. This party is officially over. AS13, we got casings out here. We need some cruisers or officers out here to get some scene tape hung up. We got people walking through everywhere.

A 911 caller reported ongoing gunfire near 852 East Main.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:04
We did just get a call from a female at 852 East Main saying they're shooting.

Police are verifying if anyone inside a nearby club was shot.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
113, if somebody can check and just verify that nobody was 43-ed inside of the club.

Additional officers are joining the response to the reported shooting.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:04
133 on A, you can go ahead and add us to the shooting.

Police are requesting additional units to manage a large crowd, and a man who fled northbound on 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:22
S11, send any cars clear to help clear this out. We have a couple hundred people over here. We're here right now. 113, male black wearing all black ran northbound from here, for the security. Northbound on 18th or northbound on what? 18th, from the after hours club. I'll give you a light.

Police report that they heard gunshots near 18th and Main, causing people to flee the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:30
113, we just had 43As at the After Hours Club, 18th and Main. People running everywhere. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I copy, 18th and Main. I have a sergeant copy. Chopper 5, Chopper Channel 5. 28, put us on it. Copy. S11, copy. S11, hold the air. We actively have shots in. I'm sorry, S11, there's a lot of background noise. Hold the air, get shots on it. Copy. Chopper, copy. Chopper, we're hearing shots around 18.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E Main St & S 18th St.

Police are responding to a report of two gunshots heard near East Cherry and 18th. A large group of people is also in the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:20
Chopper to 5. Chopper, if we could have you check out this 43A, it's at East Cherry and 18th, around 1123. Caller said they heard two, and there's a large group of people that's in that area as well as Main and 18th. We copy. We're coming from 18th Precinct. Copy that.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Cherry St & S 18th St.

Police are working to move cruisers to help clear traffic at Main and 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:06
S11, if we can get some of the cruisers moved at Main and 18th so we can get some of this traffic out of here.

Police are redirecting traffic and setting up crime scene tape to manage the scene effectively.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:13
Respond on 9 Police Fire. Medic. S11, let's get somebody north of Hanging Steam Cape to try to cut all this traffic coming back in. 10, copy on 9. Copy.
Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
Drive, anybody headed north? I've just had the scene taped. Yeah, we got one here. Copy.

Police are investigating reports of a vehicle possibly leaving the scene.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:14
I'm not doing the check-in. Copy that. 245, did we have a car take off from the scene? Might have scene tape on it. I don't believe we had any scene tape up yet.

Officers are clearing the crowd and searching for a man in all black who ran north on 18th St. A police helicopter is overhead. No injuries have been reported so far.

Columbus police on scene at an after-hours club at E Main St and S 18th St heard gunfire as a crowd of a couple hundred people ran from the area.

Police are clearing a nearby bar and have found shell casings outside. Crime scene tape is being set up.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:17
14, has anyone gone in the bar yet? 12 Adam here now. Alright, 14, I'm going in. S11, let's clear out the bar. This party is officially over. AS13, we got casings out here. We need some cruisers or officers out here to get some scene tape hung up. We got people walking through everywhere.

A 911 caller reported ongoing gunfire near 852 East Main.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:04
We did just get a call from a female at 852 East Main saying they're shooting.

Police are verifying if anyone inside a nearby club was shot.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:05
113, if somebody can check and just verify that nobody was 43-ed inside of the club.

Additional officers are joining the response to the reported shooting.

Columbus PD PTAC 5A · 0:04
133 on A, you can go ahead and add us to the shooting.

Police are requesting additional units to manage a large crowd, and a man who fled northbound on 18th.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:22
S11, send any cars clear to help clear this out. We have a couple hundred people over here. We're here right now. 113, male black wearing all black ran northbound from here, for the security. Northbound on 18th or northbound on what? 18th, from the after hours club. I'll give you a light.

Police report that they heard gunshots near 18th and Main, causing people to flee the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:30
113, we just had 43As at the After Hours Club, 18th and Main. People running everywhere. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I copy, 18th and Main. I have a sergeant copy. Chopper 5, Chopper Channel 5. 28, put us on it. Copy. S11, copy. S11, hold the air. We actively have shots in. I'm sorry, S11, there's a lot of background noise. Hold the air, get shots on it. Copy. Chopper, copy. Chopper, we're hearing shots around 18.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E Main St & S 18th St.

Police are responding to a report of two gunshots heard near East Cherry and 18th. A large group of people is also in the area.

Columbus PD Zn 5 (Central) Dispatch · 0:20
Chopper to 5. Chopper, if we could have you check out this 43A, it's at East Cherry and 18th, around 1123. Caller said they heard two, and there's a large group of people that's in that area as well as Main and 18th. We copy. We're coming from 18th Precinct. Copy that.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Cherry St & S 18th St.

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Comments29

Thecharmin12d ago

just rode past there coming home, there is a lot of people in that area, Halloween gig going on i think- I prayed that everyone remains safe and get home as they came out- unharmed.. and hear this 😕

stowUser23052940112d ago

Might want to start with getting rid of soft on crime Ginther

gdd6291d ago

Ginther and the city council need to be ousted for any hope for Cbus 🙏

columbusUser23941260092d ago

Next week American might be going into Iran for full combat operations and ww3 could start. People aren’t gonna have time for this low rent behavior when the pot is on boil.

dublinUser20314320071d ago

What FACTS are you talking about in your rant?

lannnaaa2d ago

and this exactly why i stayed in da house tonight smh 😭😭

Thecharmin12d ago

just rode past there coming home, there is a lot of people in that area, Halloween gig going on i think- I prayed that everyone remains safe and get home as they came out- unharmed.. and hear this 😕

stowUser23052940112d ago

Might want to start with getting rid of soft on crime Ginther

gdd6291d ago

Ginther and the city council need to be ousted for any hope for Cbus 🙏

columbusUser23941260092d ago

Next week American might be going into Iran for full combat operations and ww3 could start. People aren’t gonna have time for this low rent behavior when the pot is on boil.

dublinUser20314320071d ago

What FACTS are you talking about in your rant?

lannnaaa2d ago

and this exactly why i stayed in da house tonight smh 😭😭

Thecharmin12d ago

just rode past there coming home, there is a lot of people in that area, Halloween gig going on i think- I prayed that everyone remains safe and get home as they came out- unharmed.. and hear this 😕

stowUser23052940112d ago

Might want to start with getting rid of soft on crime Ginther

gdd6291d ago

Ginther and the city council need to be ousted for any hope for Cbus 🙏

columbusUser23941260092d ago

Next week American might be going into Iran for full combat operations and ww3 could start. People aren’t gonna have time for this low rent behavior when the pot is on boil.

dublinUser20314320071d ago

What FACTS are you talking about in your rant?

lannnaaa2d ago

and this exactly why i stayed in da house tonight smh 😭😭

Thecharmin12d ago

just rode past there coming home, there is a lot of people in that area, Halloween gig going on i think- I prayed that everyone remains safe and get home as they came out- unharmed.. and hear this 😕

stowUser23052940112d ago

Might want to start with getting rid of soft on crime Ginther

gdd6291d ago

Ginther and the city council need to be ousted for any hope for Cbus 🙏

columbusUser23941260092d ago

Next week American might be going into Iran for full combat operations and ww3 could start. People aren’t gonna have time for this low rent behavior when the pot is on boil.

dublinUser20314320071d ago

What FACTS are you talking about in your rant?

lannnaaa2d ago

and this exactly why i stayed in da house tonight smh 😭😭

Thecharmin12d ago

just rode past there coming home, there is a lot of people in that area, Halloween gig going on i think- I prayed that everyone remains safe and get home as they came out- unharmed.. and hear this 😕

stowUser23052940112d ago

Might want to start with getting rid of soft on crime Ginther

gdd6291d ago

Ginther and the city council need to be ousted for any hope for Cbus 🙏

columbusUser23941260092d ago

Next week American might be going into Iran for full combat operations and ww3 could start. People aren’t gonna have time for this low rent behavior when the pot is on boil.

dublinUser20314320071d ago

What FACTS are you talking about in your rant?

lannnaaa2d ago

and this exactly why i stayed in da house tonight smh 😭😭

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