Officials search for suspect accused of shooting person near Ohio State – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio

COLUMBUS – Officials are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a person near the Ohio State University campus Monday night in Columbus.

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According to our news partner WBNS in Columbus, police responded to a report of a shooting just before 8:30 p.m. in the area of ​​John Herrick Drive and Olentangy River Road, near the south end of campus.

The university posted a public safety alert online Monday evening, saying a person stopped a bus and told the driver they had been shot.

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The victim's condition was stable and he was taken to hospital, the university said.

The university identified the suspect as 31-year-old Richard Patridge.

He is accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in Columbus earlier this month, WBNS reported.

She was later found safe and sound.

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