Police: Columbus Robber Dies After Confrontation With Bystanders

Columbus police say a suspected robber died Sunday after a struggle with a group of male bystanders who witnessed the robbery and chased him down. 

The bystanders pursued the man after seeing him rob a woman at a Cassady Avenue gas station. He was found critically injured in the parking lot of a nearby hotel. He died at a local hospital. Authorities did not release his name or specify the nature of his injuries. It is unclear if criminal charges will be filed.
 

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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.