Gruesome scenes as four people including two women are found dead in the basement of Ohio suburban family home after botched robbery as suspect remains at large
- Police found the bodies of four who had been shot, two men and two women
- Up to 100 people congregated behind yellow police tape to learn if a loved one or friend was among the victims
- First reports of the shooting occurred early on Saturday morning
- Police said a fifth person, a woman, was found nearby with a gun shot wound
Four people were killed in a shooting at an Ohio home and a teenage girl who was found outside the residence Saturday was injured, a police sergeant said.
Police were searching for a suspect in the deaths of two males and two females, and Sgt. David Sicilian of the Columbus homicide squad said they fear for the injured teen's safety.
'We obviously have a homicidal suspect out here who's not afraid to kill somebody.
We need to quickly find out who that is or the persons responsible for this,' Sicilian told reporters.
Shocking: People react to reports that multiple people were killed and a teenage girl was injured in a shooting inside a home on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio
Mystery: A police dispatcher confirmed that four people were found dead in the Columbus home's basement
Police did not identify a suspect or motive in the slayings.
They also said the ages and identities of the victims would not be released until relatives have been notified.
Police responded to a report around 7:30 a.m. Saturday of a female with blood on her, and officers found the teenager outside.
She told them someone was dead inside the home, police said. When officers went inside, they found the four bodies.
'It's a pretty ugly scene inside,' Sicilian told The Columbus Dispatch.
No hope: Medics pronounced all four dead. Initial witness reports indicate a robbery may have occurred at the house
Worried: Sgt. David Sicilian of the homicide squad said that police feared the injured teen's safety may be in danger with a suspect on the loose
Police said a fifth person, a woman, was found nearby with a gun shot wound. She was taken to Grant Medical Center in stable condition. She was treated and released by Saturday afternoon
A police dispatcher said earlier Saturday that the person found outside the home was a 16-year-old girl who wasn't believed to be seriously injured.
Sicilian said he could not confirm the female's age or provide any additional details about her.
She was treated at a hospital and released, police said.
The dispatcher also said the bodies were found in the basement. But Sicilian said he could only verify that they were inside the home.
Media outlets reported that the victims were found in multiple locations inside the residence.
Evidence: Police obtained a warrant to search the house and officers canvassed the neighborhood for any witnesses
Focal point: Many people said they were drawn to the scene because their loved ones frequently dropped by the house and they couldn’t reach them by phone yesterday
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