Two people have been killed and two others injured in an overnight shooting at a Hilltop sports bar.
Columbus police responded just after 2 a.m. Saturday to Cain’s Sports Bar in the 3400 block of Sullivant Avenue, police dispatchers said. Initial reports indicate that someone entered the bar and started shooting.
No arrests have been made as of Saturday morning.
According to a news release from Columbus police, Denver Spencer, 30, and a 39-year-old man died in the shooting. The name of the second man has not been released, pending identification of his family. A 41-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were injured.
The stadium was quiet the evening before Saturday, and employees there declined The Dispatch’s requests for questions.
The shooting deaths were the fourth and fifth in the city in less than 28 hours.
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At approximately 10:55 p.m. Thursday, Columbus police say they found Rodney L. Reavish, 40, and Amanda K. Perkins, 36, lying in the parking lot after being shot outside the Van Buren Emergency Shelter, 595 Van Buren Drive, in Franklinton.
Shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, a 46-year-old man was shot after an argument in the 600-700 block of Lilley Avenue, in the Driving Park area of the city, Sgt. David Shimberg said. The man, whom Shimberg did not recognize, was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he died just after 5:30 p.m.
Dispatch reporters Bethany Bruner and Mark Ferenchik contributed to this story.
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