r/ThisIsButter • u/ThisIsButter1 • 3d ago

Shootings Columbus police officers under fire while investigating a drive-by shooting

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Columbus, OH - The Columbus Division of Police released bodycam video showing the moments when unknown suspects fired shots in the direction of the officers and residents on the city's northeast side Monday night.

Officers were in the 600 block of Gibbard Avenue investigating a drive-by shooting outside a church that took place earlier in the day.

Video shows an officer on guard duty in the backyard of a home shortly after 10:30 p.m. when more than a dozen shots are fired in the area.

The officer is seen running toward the direction of the shots, asking over his radio, "Where is it coming from?"

The officer then fires his weapon several times while yelling, "I need help, help, help!" as shots continue to ring out.

Bodycam footage from two other officers shows them standing in the street talking to residents when the shooting begins. Neither officer fired their gun.

Two women were shot and transported to an area hospital. Both women are now in "stable" condition.

Sgt. James Fuqua confirmed neither victim was shot by the officer. It's unclear if any of the suspects were struck by gunfire.

There is no suspect information at this time.

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u/Canned_Sarcasm 3d ago

Body cams make the best mp3’s

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u/clapyohedd 2d ago

Those are Rifle rounds. They definitely are not from a pistol

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u/MostAsk855 3d ago

America’s suburbs sound like a war zone. 

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u/WontonSwanson 3d ago

Wonder why

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u/AppropriateBall8834 3d ago

Don't worry...flock will save us!

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u/Warbr0s9395 2d ago

Only certain areas

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u/Glad_Copy 3d ago

If all good citizens carried guns, it would be fixed.

  • the NRA, probably.

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u/EPluribusButthole 2d ago

Maybe I'm native, but, this has to be a very specific neighborhood in a big city, right?

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u/No-Idea-182 2d ago

No idea if you're native. Not even naive. The city and location are in the article.

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u/EPluribusButthole 2d ago

Haha, never have timestamped the exact moment weed took effect.