A 16-year-old suspect is in the hospital after being shot by Columbus police last week.
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Newly released body camera images obtained by news partner WBNS-10 TV shows the moments leading up to the shooting.
NEWS FACTS:
The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, is accused of shooting and killing Alejandro Lopez-Lechuga, 39, outside an apartment on Jester Lane in the early hours of Wednesday, November 20.
Witnesses told police that the boy was trying to break into cars outside the Jester Lane apartments when Lopez-Lechuga intervened.
Homicide detectives obtained video evidence that led them to identify a 16-year-old boy as a suspect in the murder, as well as a suspect vehicle that left the scene, according to Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Joe Albert.
Police and SWAT officers are monitoring the suspect's address. The teenager left the area in a car that police believe was the one seen during the shooting in Jester Lane.
Police followed the vehicle to the 6000 block of Cooper Colony Drive Wednesday afternoon.
Albert said the policeman tried to pull the car over when the suspect reportedly got off the side of the car with a gun in his hand and started running in front of the building.
The Columbus Division of Police released bodycam video from three different police officers at the scene.
One of the videos shows a policeman getting out of his car and many policemen could be heard telling the suspect to put his hands in the air.
The video then shows the suspect running in front of the police officer with a gun. The officer fired twice and the suspect dropped the gun.
At least four gunshots were heard as the suspect continued to run. The police then chased the suspect, and ordered him to the ground.
The suspect then went down. He was shot at least once, according to police.
Bodycam footage of another officer shows him handcuffing the suspect.
When the police called a doctor, they found that the suspect had been shot in what appeared to be his chest and hip.
The medical staff arrived a short time later, and the suspect was rushed to the ambulance.
He was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital where his condition was listed as stable as of Friday, November 22.
The suspect is charged with murder and two counts of assault in the Jester Lane shooting. He has faced charges including sexual battery and theft, WBNS-10 TV reported.
He may face charges in the Wednesday evening incident, according to police.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident.
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