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Police: Columbus Robber Dies After Confrontation With Bystanders

Columbus police say a suspected robber died Sunday after a struggle with a group of male bystanders who witnessed the robbery and chased him down. 

The bystanders pursued the man after seeing him rob a woman at a Cassady Avenue gas station. He was found critically injured in the parking lot of a nearby hotel. He died at a local hospital. Authorities did not release his name or specify the nature of his injuries. It is unclear if criminal charges will be filed.
 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.