Police charge suspect in May homicide linked to attempted car theft
The man and several other suspects were attempting to steal a car when they shot and killed 22-year-old Samir Mayes. A Reynoldsburg man, Amari Cross, has been charged with murder in connection to a fatal shooting on Columbus' Northeast Side in May. The shooting, which occurred around 4:15 a.m. on the 4000 block of Migration Lane, left 22-year-old Samir Mayes with a gunshot wound and a female with minor injuries. According to homicide detectives, several suspects, including Cross, were trying to steal the female's vehicle when they were shot at them. The Toyota Rav4 was later recovered in South Linden and surveillance footage captured the suspects walking away from it after abandoning it. Cross was arrested by a Columbus police SWAT team on Oct. 26 and is currently in custody at the Franklin County jail.
Published : 6 hours ago by Shahid Meighan in Auto World
A Reynoldsburg man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that Columbus police say stemmed from an attempted vehicle theft in May on the city's Northeast Side.
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Topics: Crime, Murder, Theft, Trafficking (Stolen Goods)
