Columbus police say men pursuing the same woman ends in fatal shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police said two men competing for the affection of the same woman led to a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon at a mobile home park on the city's south side.
Police said Erik Alcauter-Huitron, 31, was shot and killed on the 3000 block of Kane Drive, and have issued an arrest warrant for Francisco Vallejo-Arevalo, 26. Alcauter-Huitron was found at the scene and taken to Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m. Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above.
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According to police, the two men were in an ongoing dispute over the same woman and this dispute led to Saturday's shooting.
Police said Vallejo-Arevalo has ties to Mexico and may try to flee the country.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Columbus Police Det. Johnson at (614) 645-4488, email AJohnson@ColumbusPolice.org, or call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).
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