Multiple people shot, one fatally, in Ohio

One person was killed and at least two other people were injured in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio, according to police.

Officers, who were called to the Glenwood Community Center in the Hilltop neighborhood just after 5 p.m., found two victims in a parking lot and located a third victim by following a trail of blood.

The victims, who were taken to Grant Medical Center and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, were identified as one male and two females. One of the women was the person killed.

One of the surviving victims is stable, but the other is in serious condition, according to police.

Detectives believe there may have been multiple shooters but no suspects have been identified at this time, according to Assistant Chief of Police LaShanna Potts.

Witnesses told a local ABC affiliate that an argument unfolded in the parking lot of the center, resulting in shots fired.

"Tragically, when arguments turn to violence, violence turns to using weapons, this is what you have," Potts told the outlet.

The community center is being used as a cooling center due to an ongoing heatwave. Over 117,000 residents across the state of Ohio lacked power as of Wednesday evening. The forecast hit 97 degrees, breaking a record from 1897.

"It's 90 degrees so all the cooling centers were filled to capacity," the assistant police chief said. "Unfortunately when you have people who handle problems with a weapon, we're going to see this."

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