On September 16, 2023, at about 12:10 p.m. police responded to a reported shooting in the 600 block of South 22nd Street on Columbus’s east side. Officers found 36-year-old James Jones with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and pronounced dead at 1 p.m. Preliminary information indicates the shooting followed an argument between Jones and another individual, but authorities have not released further details about that altercation.

No suspect information or arrests have been announced and the Columbus Division of Police continues to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477). If anyone knew James Jones or saw what happened, please share what you know with investigators.