Columbus Police Officer Shot While Working Special Duty Assignment at Bar
COLUMBUS -- Columbus police have identified an officer who was shot and wounded while working a special duty assignment at a Southeast Side bar July 10.
Officer Sontino Williams, a 19-year veteran of the division, was shot just after midnight at Moments Grill and Lounge, 2545 Petzinger Road. Williams radioed dispatchers to say he was wounded.
Other officers responded and transported Williams to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition and expected to survive his injuries.
Dispatchers received calls about gunshots in the area around the same time Williams was shot, according to police.
The bar and a car in the parking lot were both struck by gunfire. No other injuries were reported.
Earlier this year, Williams shot an unarmed domestic violence suspect on the Northeast Side. Williams shot the man after he ran from police, hid and then made "an unexpected gesture with his right hand causing Officer Williams to react," according to a press release regarding the Feb. 24 incident. Initial reports indicated the man may have been armed.
Columbus police's assault squad is investigating the July 10 shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 614-645-4545 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.
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