Ohio driver surrenders after gunfire during pro-Trump parade: reports
Two drivers were involved in some kind of altercation prior to the gunfire, authorities say
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A driver of a pick-up truck surrendered to authorities in Ohio on Saturday after allegedly opening fire during a pro-Trump car parade near Columbus, according to reports.
Police in Hilliard, Franklin County, identified the suspect as Todd Crawford, 58, of Homer. He was charged with discharge of a firearm on or near premises, a third-degree felony, FOX 28 of Columbus reported.
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Officers responded around 10:40 a.m. to a call of shots fired on Interstate-270 but were uncertain whether the shooting was related to the pro-Trump parade, Hilliard Police spokeswoman Officer Andrea Litchfield said.
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"That is something we are absolutely looking into," she told Fox News on Saturday.
Police later determined that the suspect fired a single shot from a 45-caliber pistol from his pick-up truck into the cab of a semi-truck with an attached trailer, FOX 28 reported.
Authorities said the two drivers were involved in some kind of altercation prior to the shot being fired, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
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Crawford surrendered a few hours after the incident and was booked into the Franklin County jail, the station reported.
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Authorities later said Crawford was a participant in the parade, which was traveling along a stretch of the interstate at the time, according to FOX 28.