This week’s “Crime of the Week” focuses on a Homicide which took place in Columbus.
On Sunday, October 25, 2020, at approximately 8:12pm, Columbus Police Officers were dispatched to Studer Avenue on the report of gunshots being heard. As Officers were responding to the area the dispatcher informed them that someone was actually shot. Officers arrived and found Christina Perry sitting in her vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. According to the passenger inside the vehicle, Ms. Perry was driving south bound on Studer Avenue when an unknown vehicle came up behind their vehicle and opened fired on them, striking Ms. Perry. Christina Perry was transported to an area hospital in critical condition and was rushed immediately to surgery. Ms. Perry was pronounced deceased at 1:39am, October 26, 2020. A photo of Christina Perry may be viewed on the Crime Stoppers website at www.stopcrime.org.
An anonymous donor is partnering with Crime Stoppers to offer a reward of $1,000 for any information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477) or go to our website at www.stopcrime.org and submit your tip. You may also submit a tip by downloading our new free P3 Tips mobile app available on the iOS and Android platforms. We are no longer taking tips via text message.
All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous. Crime Stoppers does not use Caller ID or record telephone conversations. A special coding system protects the identity of the caller. Crime Stoppers also takes calls from persons with information about any felony. Information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of a felony suspect could qualify the caller for a reward as determined by the Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. For more information on Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, visit our website at www.stopcrime.org.
Crime Stoppers is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization. Reward money comes from private individuals, businesses, and foundations that see Crime Stoppers as an integral tool in the community’s fight against crime. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to Central Ohio Crime Stopper’s, Inc., and P.O. BOX 16038, COLUMBUS, OH 43216-6038.
Watch for the depiction of each “Crime of the Week” during newscasts on WCMH NBC 4, Sunday morning 7a.m., 9 a.m. and at 6 p.m., as well as Monday 11 a.m. Also watch for the depiction to be aired on WBNS 10TV, WSYX ABC 6, WTTE FOX 28, and featured in The Columbus Dispatch every Monday.