Cortez Townsend

Case number: 3583
Incident location: 1900 [Block] E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio - Franklin County
Incident date: 11/27/2020
Homicide date: 11/27/2020
Date of birth: 2/27/1992
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Black
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 180
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Law enforcement agency: Columbus Police Department

Details

On Friday, November 27, 2020, at 5:40PM, Columbus Police Officers were called to the 1937 E. Livingston Ave. on a report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found 28yr old Cortez Townsend, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. CFD Medic 15 responded to the scene and transported Mr. Townsend to Grant Medical Center in critical condition where he was pronounced deceased by attending physicians at 6:16PM. The investigation revealed that Mr. Townsend was standing outside the business at 1937 E. Livingston Ave. when he was shot. After being shot, Mr. Townsend stumbled into the business where he collapsed.

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