COLUMBUS – Columbus Police are issuing a warning of a possible armed and and dangerous individual that is accused of shooting two people who died earlier this week
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at 8:40pm, Columbus Police was called to 5570 Applefair Dr. (west Columbus) on the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival officers found two injured males, inside the home, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. One victim, later identified as 20-year-old Jacob Isaiah Todd, was pronounced deceased at 8:52pm. The other victim, later identified as 21-year-old Souleymane Gadio, was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Yesterday, February 19, 2020, Homicide detectives filed Murder & Felonious Assault charges on the suspect, 16-year-old German Sanchez Jr., for the murder of Jacob Todd and the shooting of Souleymane Gadio.
The whereabouts of German Sanchez are unknown. He should be considered “armed and dangerous”.
Anyone with info regarding this case or the whereabouts of Sanchez is asked to contact CPD’s Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or [email protected]
