Columbus police identified the gunman wounded by police early Thursday morning as Raymond Richard Hampton, 26, of the University District.
Columbus police body camera footage of Parsons Ave shooting Nov. 3, 2022Columbus police on Thursday evening identified the gunman and released body camera footage of an officer wounding the suspect after police say the suspect fired multiple rounds earlier that morning in the foggy parking lot of a Merion Village restaurant — including at least one at police.
Hampton can be heard shouting back at the officers, including expressing his concern that after he surrenders he will lose his gun.A police officer responded"let us help you." A split-second later another gunshot is heard and an officer in the frame of the video steps backward, stating he had been shot at.
Weir said a rifle and a pistol were recovered from where Hampton had been allegedly firing from. He said officers were fired on at least once during the incident. A Facebook profile that appears to belong to Hampton states he is a 2015 graduate of Westland High School on the Far West Side. The account also contains shared images and advertisements for apparel that have statements in support of gun rights, the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense.
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