Columbus man charged with murder in Waffle House shooting; police seek persons of interest
Police have named a suspect and are searching for three additional persons of interest in a brawl that escalated to a fatal shooting outside a Waffle House near the Ohio State University campus.
A warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of Jaquan Curry, 19, of Columbus, who has been charged with murder in the death for Ronald Diggs, 38. Diggs was found suffering from a gunshot wound after police responded to a report of 15-20 people fighting and shots fired outside the Waffle House on the 1700 block of North High Street at about 2:31 a.m. Monday morning.
Diggs was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m.
Two other people, who police have not identified were hurt during the fighting.
The Columbus Division of Police released photos of three unknown people who they are seeking to identify in connection to the fight and shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting or the three people of interest can contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus man charged with murder in shooting at Waffle House near OSU
