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19-year-old double homicide suspect fatally shot by Franklin County deputy

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The Franklin County Sheriff's office has identified the homicide suspect shot and killed Tuesday night by SWAT deputies at a gas station in Northeast Columbus as 19-year-old Pozz Striblin.

Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said Striblin was a suspect in a double homicide on May 31 that happened on West Broad Street. Deputies were conducting surveillance Tuesday night on Striblin at a gas station at Stelzer and Agler Roads. Baldwin in a news release said deputies were attempting to execute an active felony arrest warrant for Striblin for 'Failure to Register'. Baldwin said shots were fired.

A gun was recovered from Striblin. No deputies were injured. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is handling the case.

Debbie Holmes began her career in broadcasting in Columbus after graduating from The Ohio State University. She left the Buckeye state to pursue a career in television news and worked as a reporter and anchor in Moline, Illinois and Memphis, Tennessee.