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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person is dead and another is in police custody after a shooting Wednesday at an apartment complex on Polaris Parkway.

Columbus Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead near a shopping center on the city's north side Wednesday. Officers were called to the parking lot of the Target in the 1400 block of Polaris Parkway shortly after 6 p.m., across from Polaris Fashion Place, on a report of a shooting.

According to Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert, the victim, died from a gunshot wound near the Target parking lot in Polaris following a shooting at a nearby apartment complex.

"We're asking anybody that's got any information, cell phone video, anything like that, that would be helpful, reach out to us," Sgt. Joe Albert said.

Columbus police were searching for a male suspect who they believe possibly fled in a dark colored sedan and believe some sort of altercation led up to the shooting.

At 1:50 a.m. Thursday, a CPD SWAT team located a "person of interest" into custody and will be questioned at Columbus police headquarters. The individual surrendered voluntarily, Albert said.

According to Albert, officers found the male victim inside a car in a wooded area near the Target parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound.

"Despite the efforts of the officers on scene, the medics who responded, that male was pronounced deceased here at scene," Sgt. Joe Albert said. "We believe that is an adult male."

Early reports indicate the victim got into an altercation at the parking lot entrance of an apartment complex less than half a mile from the Target parking lot.

"At which time the suspect shot that individual and then the victim drove off before crashing into the wood line where the officers located him," Sgt. Joe Albert said. 

At this point, Sgt. Joe Albert said it's unclear if the shooting was targeted and a weapon has not yet been located.

"That's where our detectives work through all the video evidence here at scene, they'll talk to any witnesses," Sgt. Joe Albert said. 

According to police, no shots were fired inside the Target store or its parking lot. Target remained open during the active scene.

"Very concerning that we have somebody that's willing to resort to gun violence any time of day, but let alone with this many people present," Sgt. Joe Albert said. "But I will say, where this appears to have occurred at is a little bit more secluded, just north of us, behind the target building itself."

This remains an active investigation. Anyone with information on the shooting is encouraged to contact police at 614-645-4730 or submit tips anonymously via Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.

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