COLUMBUS, Ohio--When police responded to a call to the scene of a serious shooting incident they found nothing but some blood in front of 1095 Mount Vernon Avenue.
Before an hour was over, they learned the victim of the shooting had died at the hospital.
Before the shift was over, they knew who the victim was, they had questioned and arrested the man they believe responsible for the shooting, and they had learned that an argument between the two middle-aged men led up to the fatal confrontation.
The dead man was identified as Clayton Thomas Lotharp, 49.
In custody tonight and charged with murder is Thomas Germany, 58, of 1035 Acheson St.
Police say the two were arguing when Germany pulled out a gun and shot Lotharp and left the scene.
The shooting occurred at 12:30 p.m., and Lotharp was pronounced dead at Grant Medical Center at 12:52 p.m.
He had been shot in the neck.
But witnesses told police that while Lotharp was laying on the ground, others who had witnessed the shooting robbed the bleeding victim of personal property he was carrying.
Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to call police at 645-4730.
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