A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot by a deputy in a Columbus courtroom when a fight broke out.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says Joseph Haynes was hit once in the abdomen during the Wednesday afternoon hearing in a Juvenile Court hearing room. Sheriff's Office Investigations Chief Rick Minerd said a fight broke out between a deputy in the courtroom, Haynes and members of his family as the hearing concluded.
Minerd says the deputy fired a shot during that fight and the boy was hit. He was taken to Grant Hospital and died about 30 minutes later.
Minerd didn't identify the deputy, saying the investigation is ongoing. He says the deputy was also injured, but wasn't shot.
