Death is the Objective

Number twenty is tragic… Not that every crime since we started counting hasn’t been… but this idiot (polite word) didn’t even get money… This just restates the obvious…. Murder may not always happen, but it’s always the intent…

Police said that a store clerk was critically injured after he was shot during a robbery late Saturday afternoon. The robbery occurred at about 5:15 p.m. at the Clintonville Market, located at 4400 Indianola Ave. on the north side, police said. Investigators said that an armed man entered the business and demanded money from the clerk's register before shooting the clerk and leaving the store.

According to police, the robber did not receive any money. The 73-year-old clerk, whose name was not released by police, was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition. The robber is described as black and between 20 and 23 years old. He is between 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs between 160 to 160 pounds. His hair was pulled back in a small ponytail, and has pierced ears. He was wearing a blue-hooded pullover sweatshirt, blue jeans and a blue bandanna, pulled over the lower portion of his face.

He was seen entering a gray, black or silver-colored, late 80s model Ford Escort with a broken out driver's side window with plastic covering it. The vehicle also had a loud muffler. Police said another person might have been driving the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police Robbery Squad at 614-645-4545 or Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477.