Second victim identified by Columbus police in Krumm Park shooting

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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The second victim of a shooting earlier this month at a local park during a vigil for another shooting victim has been identified.

Jakquan Kimbro, 18, died in the shooting that occurred at 9:54 p.m. June 3 in the 800 block of Alton Avenue, near Krumm Park on the East Side. The Columbus Division of Police previously identified the other victim as 29-year-old Lonnie Johnston.

The two men were in the park during a vigil for Da'Mya Cummerlander, 18, who was shot and killed early the previous morning on the Northeast Side. Several people called 911 and reported shots fired that night in the park.

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Doctors pronounced Johnston and Kimbro dead at 10:07 p.m.

Police have not said whether Johnston and Kimbro were attending the vigil or were simply in the park when it was taking place.

Two suspects arrested in Kimbro and Johnston shootings

Police arrested Tyrez Turner, 18, on June 13, and Ladavia Fortner, 31, both on murder charges in connection with the shooting.

Officials said in a statement to media before the suspects were identified that they believed they fought back after being fired upon.

The arrest announcements came days after police detectives asked for the community's help in identifying the suspects, including so anyone with video could submit it to them.

There were 19 calls to Columbus police about the shooting, including from people at the park, nearby residents and people calling after others told them about the shooting.

Callers struggled to say how many shots were fired at the park that night, with numbers ranging from 30 to 100. Some said they were fired from a vehicle, although it It was dark at the time of the shooting.

The wake and death of Da'Mya Cummerlander

About 50 people attended Cummerlander's vigil.

A 20-year-old man, Kenneth Hairston, of Columbus' northeast side, was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon while under disability in Cummerlander's June 4 death.

Hairston told police he was holding a gun that fired and accidentally hit Cummerlander while he was playing with guns with other people at a party.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the shooting at the vigil to call the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at (614) 645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477 ).

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Two suspects arrested in Kimbro and Johnston shootings

The wake and death of Da'Mya Cummerlander

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