Columbus, Ohio



From Columbus' NBC4Columbus.com of June 20, 2004

Alleged Burglar Shot, Killed By Apartment Resident



Second Man Still At Large



A 31-year-old man is dead from a gunshot wound after he allegedly broke into a northwest side apartment late Saturday, NewsChannel 4's Natalie Walston reported.



Columbus police said an Abbey Chapel Road resident walked into the back of his apartment at around 11 p.m. and saw two intruders. Police said the apartment resident confronted them and one of the intruders was shot.



Neighbors heard the gunshot and called police, authorities said.



One of the alleged intruders, John A. Webb, 31, was shot in the upper body and died later at a local hospital. Police were searching for the second man, who exited through the front of the residence.



Police said no charges had been filed against the apartment resident.