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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 24-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting in downtown Columbus last month, police said.
According to the Columbus Division of Police, Tyrek Simpson is charged with murder in the death of 25-year-old Lamar Ross.
The shooting happened on Nov. 21 on North High Street between East Gay Street and East Broad Street, according to Columbus public safety dispatchers.
Police said a security guard called 911 about the shooting. He told police that he performed CPR on the man who was shot.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a man, later identified as Ross, shot multiple times. Ross was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Police said he died from his injuries at 3:28 a.m.
A firearm was found at the scene of the incident.
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