Columbus Police Charge Man in Fatal Gibbard Avenue Shooting
Christian Houchins faces murder and felonious assault charges after gunfire killed Indya Dickerson and injured a second adult.
Columbus police charged 34-year-old Christian Houchins with murder and felonious assault in connection with a fatal shooting in the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue, according to a police media release.
Officers identified the deceased victim as 25-year-old Indya Dickerson, while a second adult who was shot is expected to survive, police said. Police did not publicly release the name of the surviving victim.
Investigators determined that the shooting resulted from a domestic dispute. Following his arrest, Houchins was held in the Franklin County Jail.
Homes in the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue near Lexington Avenue in Columbus's Milo-Grogan neighborhood, shown in a July 2025 Google Street View image.
Credit: Google Street View · © 2026 Google · Google Street View panorama s9UjmHJtAhsp6a7l5CG2PA, captured July 2025
Previously, Pique Media reported on the shooting on Gibbard Avenue in Milo-Grogan that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
Officers were called to the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue near Lexington Avenue at 7:37 a.m., according to Columbus police.
Correction: Background details previously attributed to dispatch and initial scene reports have been aligned to the Columbus Division of Police media release.
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Columbus police charged 34-year-old Christian Houchins with murder and felonious assault in connection with a fatal shooting in the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue, according to a police media release.
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Release dated 11/4/2026 identifies deceased victim Indya Dickerson, 25; names suspect Christian Houchins, 34, charged with Murder and Felonious Assault, arrested and in Franklin County Jail; shooting determined to be a domestic dispute. Surviving second victim left unnamed by CPD and expected to survive.
Officers identified the deceased victim as 25-year-old Indya Dickerson, while a second adult who was shot is expected to survive, police said.
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Release dated 11/4/2026 identifies deceased victim Indya Dickerson, 25; names suspect Christian Houchins, 34, charged with Murder and Felonious Assault, arrested and in Franklin County Jail; shooting determined to be a domestic dispute. Surviving second victim left unnamed by CPD and expected to survive.
Police did not publicly release the name of the surviving victim.
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Surviving second victim left unnamed by CPD and expected to survive.
Investigators determined that the shooting resulted from a domestic dispute.
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shooting determined to be a domestic dispute.
Following his arrest, Houchins was held in the Franklin County Jail.
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names suspect Christian Houchins, 34, charged with Murder and Felonious Assault, arrested and in Franklin County Jail
Shooting on Gibbard Avenue in Milo-Grogan Leaves One Dead, Another in Critical Condition
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Previously, Pique Media reported on the shooting on Gibbard Avenue in Milo-Grogan that left one person dead and another in critical condition.
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Shooting on Gibbard Avenue in Milo-Grogan Leaves One Dead, Another in Critical Condition
Officers were called to the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue near Lexington Avenue at 7:37 a.m., according to Columbus police.
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According to Columbus police, officers were called to the 800 block of Gibbard Avenue at 7:37 a.m. in the Milo-Grogan neighborhood, near Lexington Avenue.