COLUMBUS, OH. (THECOUNT) — Abdirahman Salad has been identified as the teen involved in a fatal Columbus police-involved shooting Thursday, according to Friday morning reports.
Salad, 15, was armed with a gun when he was shot dead by officers who were responding to a reported robbery at a pharmacy store in Ohio’s capital city, police say.
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According to reports, officers were responded to a report of a robbery in-progress when two deputies opened fire on Salad during an unknown confrontation Thursday evening.
Police haven’t publicly identified the officers involved.
Police said they had received multiple calls about the alleged robbery, reporting that people were running out of the store and that an armed suspect was involved, HoustonChronicle.
Salad was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
No officers were injured during the deadly incident.
The involved officer have not been identified as of Friday morning.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the suspect:
Innalilah waa inna illahi Rajiicuun illah haa unaxariisto walalkey Abdirahman Abdullahi sheikh salad oo cawaa togaty police kaa marekankaa ee Columbus Ohio Waxan leyahay Abowe mcn illah haku naxariistoo janatul Fardowso illah hakugu bishareyoo Abtiigey Abdullahi sheikh salad iyo haberyerty Abshiroo waxan leyahay samiir iyo iimaan illah qabriiga haku wasiiciiyoo walalkey Abdirahman.
Translation via Facebook:
To Allah we belong and to him we shall return. May Allah have mercy on my brother Abdirahman Abdullahi Sheikh salad who was tonight at Columbus Ohio. I say to my sweet brother, may Allah have mercy on you and grant you paradise. May Allah have mercy on you and grant you paradise. May Allah have mercy on you. My brother abdirahman.
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Geo quick facts: Columbus is Ohio’s state capital. The city’s Scioto Mile is a string of parks on both sides of the Scioto River, with a huge interactive fountain and trails. On the west bank, the COSI science center offers hands-on exhibits and a planetarium. Downtown, the Columbus Museum of Art includes American and European paintings and a sculpture garden. The German Village area has restored brick houses built by 1800s settlers – wikipedia.