Two people were fatally shot and a third person was found dead by a suspicious fire in separate incidents within a half-hour Saturday in Columbus.
Columbus police detectives continued Sunday to investigate three separate homicides that occurred within a half-hour span early Saturday morning.
Austin Allen Roberts, 22, was found suffering from a gunshot that hit his upper body. Medics transported Roberts to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He later died at 11:03 a.m. Saturday, detectives said. Also at approximately 1:31 a.m. Saturday, Columbus firefighters and police responded to a report of a suspicious fire in the 1600 block of South High Street on the city's South Side. A male body was found in nearby woods. Fire medics pronounced the unidentified man dead at the scene.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about these killings to contact the Columbus police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4036 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS .
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