Columbus police shoot domestic violence suspect

Columbus police officials say officer shot a man after responding to a domestic violence call last night on the East side. Police say the unidentified man is being treated at a local hospital for a gunshot wound and self-inflicted knife wounds. Police say a woman reported her boyfriend was threatening their two children with a knife at an apartment complex near Brice Road. Police say the man opened the door and displayed a gun. The two children are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.