Top headlines of the week, July 4 2025
Here are some stories you may have missed this week in central Ohio.
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- One person died and five others were wounded in a shooting at a Columbus, Ohio, house party.
- Police found multiple victims with gunshot wounds upon arrival.
- The shooting remains under investigation by Columbus police homicide detectives.
A juvenile is dead and five other people were wounded in a mass shooting at a house party in the early hours of July 4 on Columbus’ Southeast Side.
Columbus police Sgt. Joe Albert said police received a report of multiple people who were shot at 2:40 a.m. in the 800 block of Wilson Avenue, just south of Livingston Avenue. A police dispatcher said that a total of six people were shot after an altercation at a house party erupted into gunfire.
When officers arrived at the home, they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, while three other victims took themselves to local hospitals, Albert said. The six victims consisted of two juveniles and four adults, Albert said.
Columbus Division of Fire medics took one of the juveniles to a local hospital, where they later died at 3:09 a.m., Albert said. The conditions of the other victims were unavailable as of later that morning, but their injuries were not life-threatening, a dispatcher said.
Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin took to X to condemn the shooting and urged residents to celebrate safely as the community enters the Fourth of July weekend.
“I’m angry and heartbroken that yet another life was taken and five more people were injured in a shooting on the South Side last night,” Hardin said. “This kind of violence never has a place in our city — yet it keeps happening.”
Other details about the shooting, including possible suspects, were not immediately available. Columbus police homicide detectives continue to investigate. Authorities say they will identify the victim who died at the hospital once they have notified the family.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
