Three people were arrested after officers were sent to a local Columbus apartment complex early Thursday about shots being fired.
Columbus police later recovered a large amount of drugs and currency at the scene, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
Officers were sent to the apartment complex in the 2400 block of Charleston Place about shots being fired. Officers found several bullet holes in two nearby apartments and requested assistance from more officers, Harris said.
The officers began evacuating residents from the apartment building and contact was eventually made with Papa M. Sylla, 24, a resident of one of the apartments that had been shot into, Harris said.
Sylla advised that he had been inside his apartment with Alhadj Diaw, 25, of Columbus as well as Kedisha Brown, 21, of Columbus when several men wearing ski masks attempted to push their way into his apartment, Harris said.
Sylla advised that several shots were fired into his apartment door a short time later. Sylla reported that nobody inside the apartment was struck by gunfire, Harris said.
Officers eventually made contact with Diaw and Brown and negotiated their exit from the apartment. The officers later secured a search warrant for the apartment and located hundreds of THC vape cartridges, approximately 2 pounds of marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms, as well as more than $13,000.00 in cash, Harris said.
Arrested were:
Papa Massogui Sylla: Dealing in marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance
Alhadj Babacar Diaw: Dealing in marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance
Kedisha Leann Brown: Visiting a Common Nuisance
CPD uniform officers were assisted by the Columbus Police Department SWAT Team which consists of members of the Columbus Police Department and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department. Also assisting were the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office, CPD Intelligence Led Policing Unit, CPD Investigations Division, CPD Crisis Negotiators as well as CPD K-9 officers.
The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information in regards to this case is urged to contact the Columbus Police Department at 812-376-2600. Tips and information can be left anonymously.
