I-270 eastbound lanes reopen hours after shooting prompted hours-long closure
Eastbound Interstate 270 has reopened after a shooting closed the highway for several hours, according to a Columbus police officer.
The dispatcher said the highway reopened just after 4:30pm on Wednesday, October 8th. Officers were “slowly” reopening the highway and removing traffic cones and crime scene tape, according to the dispatcher.
The highway was closed for several hours after a caller reported someone opened fire from a moving vehicle on the highway near the Interstate 71 interchange on the city’s North Side shortly after 1 p.m., a city dispatcher said.
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The bullets hit several vehicles and a building. The dispatcher said paramedics transported the person hit by glass or shrapnel to Mount Carmel St. in stable condition. He said he took him to Ann Hospital.
Columbus police responded to a report of a shooting on Interstate 270 near the Interstate 71 interchange on Oct. 8, 2025.
The eastbound lanes of the road from intersection 71 to State Route 315 were closed as part of the police investigation. Police have not publicly identified a suspect.
Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article first appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: I-270 reopened after police investigation into shooting
