# Safety: Columbus

Updated Fri Nov 6, 6:46 PM Eastern. Most important first.

- [Columbus police official investigated after gun left in restroom](/columbus/stories/80bbe02580.md): Columbus Police First Assistant Chief LaShanna Potts faces an investigation after her gun was found in an Ohio Department of Public Safety restroom, police confirmed. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-06 16:21 EST)
- [Ex-Columbus police officer who killed Donovan Lewis receives probation](/columbus/stories/c6f531d832.md): COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Over four years since the death of Donovan Lewis, the ex-officer who shot and killed him was in court for a sentencing hearing in a Columbus court room Wednesday morning. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-04 11:17 EST)
- [Police investigate fatal shooting in east Columbus apartment](/columbus/stories/bd514b2dae.md) [developing]: Columbus police said one person was pronounced dead at a Yorkland Avenue apartment after a Friday morning shooting, at 5:25 a.m. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-06 06:47 EST)
- [Detectives seek teen suspect in deadly west Columbus shooting](/columbus/stories/6a2d4fe28c.md): Detectives are seeking 16-year-old Jaycier C. Armstrong, who has a warrant for his arrest and is charged with murder, aggravated robbery and felonious assault. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-05 15:48 EST)
- [Man facing murder charge after Milo Grogan double shooting](/columbus/stories/58ee5b08b6.md): Christian Houchins, 34, surrendered to police and appeared in court facing a murder charge after two women were shot Wednesday morning in the Milo Grogan neighborhood. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-05 11:30 EST)
- [Police search for COTA bus robbery suspect who pulled gun on victim](/columbus/stories/47191870b0.md): A person riding a COTA bus last week had a cellphone stolen and a gun pointed at them when they tried to chase down the suspect, according to Columbus police.Th (ABC6 (WSYX), 2026-11-04 19:15 EST)
- [Woman charged in southwest Columbus shooting sentenced to probation](/columbus/stories/928ddec847.md): COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Columbus woman who pleaded guilty in a southwest Columbus shooting that left one person hospitalized in April 2024 was sentenced to five years of community control, according to court records. (NBC4 (WCMH), 2026-11-05 09:00 EST)