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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — July 22 marks the grim one-year anniversary of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in a west Columbus neighborhood. On Friday, July 21 a Columbus nonprofit honored his memory. At the Hilltop Youth Empowerment Center, there is now a peace patio in honor of Issa Jeylani. Jeylani was playing […]
Issa Jeylani, 15, was shot and killed on the Hilltop in 2022 while playing soccer with friends. He was honored with the opening of Issa's Peace Patio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Community leaders are calling the violence on Canonby Place a life or death situation. Columbus Police said there have been at least 15 shootings there this year, with three of those so far this month. The history of violence in Canonby Place goes back a decade. Zerqa Abid, the executive director […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Hilltop community leader said students at Eakin Elementary School worry each day could be their last after two shooting near the school in two weeks. An 11-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet at the Wedgewood Village Apartments on May 2. Then, a 12-year-old boy was shot near the school […]
The city of Columbus received over half a billion dollars in federal emergency COVID financial assistance, of which $150 million remains to be spent.