COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting Monday night in the University District left one person hospitalized.

Officers responded to the scene and found the victim, who was taken to a hospital. No arrests have been made.

Neighbors in the area say they’re concerned, but not surprised.

“Realizing last night how close it was — being just like hundreds of feet from my house — I’m really glad I wasn’t home,” said Jonathan Downs, who lives near where the shooting happened. “I’m lucky I wasn’t caught in between or anything like that.”

Charles Meachum, who also lives nearby, said he narrowly missed the incident while out walking his dog.

“I was walking my dog, and I just missed it,” Meachum said. “Someone was shot at the corner down there.”

Both men say crime is

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