Resident kills man in home, police say

June 21, 2004
Columbus Dispatch

A Northwest Side resident fatally shot a suspected burglar inside an apartment Saturday night, Columbus police said.

John A. Webb, 31, was taken to Ohio State University Medical Center, where he died.

Police found Webb inside 5846 Abbey Church Rd. in the Lakeview Square apartment complex about 11:30 p.m. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, police said.

With the shooting still under investigation, the resident involved hasn’t been named.

Police said the resident arrived home to find two men burglarizing the apartment and shot one of the men. The other suspect escaped and is being sought by police.

Neighbors were unsure who lives in the apartment, and an employee of the complex said she could not release the name of the resident.

On May 25, the Franklin County sheriff filed an arrest warrant for Webb, whose last known address is 91 Warren Ave., on an aggravated robbery charge, court computer records show. He had been accused of brandishing and firing a chrome .380 handgun while making off with $473.90 from the BP Oil gas station at 7139 Harrisburg Pike on May 24.

Webb has three separate convictions for disorderly conduct as well as one conviction each for resisting arrest and discharging a firearm, court records show.