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This week’s “Crime of the Week” focuses on a Double Homicide which took place in Columbus

 

victims Lionel Adams and Candace Carr

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, at 3:04pm, Columbus Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Sullivant Avenue and S. Wheatland Avenue, on a report of a female bleeding from her face. Officers arrived and spoke with the victim. She advised Officers that there were two more bodies inside of 511 S. Wheatland Avenue. The female was rushed to a local area hospital in critical condition. Officers searched the residence and found Lionel Adams and Candace Carr deceased. Leads in the case have gone stale and help is requested. 




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