Updated: Columbus police investigating shooting death on east side
Updated: Columbus police released the name of the victim.
A man with a gunshot wound was found dead in a parking lot on the east side of Columbus Wednesday night, according to police. Authorities have identified the victim as 37 year old Leonardo Rodriguez-Flores, of Columbus.
Officers were called to a store parking lot in the 800 block of South Marr Road at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday night, on a report of an injured and bleeding person, police report. They found Rodriguez-Flores who had died after being shot.
Rodriguez-Flores’s vehicle, a silver 1998 Honda Civic, was found in a parking lot in the 2700 block of State Street. Police are asking for the public’s help. Any business or homeowner in the area with security cameras are asked to contact the Columbus Police Department at 812-376-2600. Tips and information can be left anonymously.
The incident is being investigated by the Bartholomew County Death Investigation Team which includes the Columbus Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriffs Office, Indiana State Police, Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office and Bartholomew County Coroners Office.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.