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The Columbus Division of Police is seeking to identify several persons of interest related to a downtown nightclub shooting that left two men dead Friday morning.
The two men, 28-year-old Desmond Taylor and 36-year-old Ceilin Smith, were shot and killed at Avalon on North 5th Street.
Police responded to the shooting around 1:45 a.m. after they received multiple calls about shots being fired.
Officers arrived and found that four people were shot.
Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:58 a.m. Smith was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and later died at 2:45 a.m.
Assistant Chief of Police Greg Bodker said a third shooting victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and their condition has since improved.
A fourth shooting victim was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for treatment.
Police said they’re both expected to survive their injuries.
Bodker said preliminary indications led detectives to believe that the shooting stemmed from an altercation inside the nightclub.
Investigators said they were looking to identify several persons of interest related to the shooting.
Police released photos from surveillance cameras of two people who were at the nightclub and are asking the public to help identify them.
