In the early morning hours of April 3, 2026, Thomas Coates Jr., a 39-year-old man, was fatally shot at the First Stop Bar & Grill in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The incident, which also left another person injured, is believed to have stemmed from an altercation inside the establishment. Police were called to the bar on Oakland Park Avenue around 4:05 a.m. following a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Coates Jr. critically injured. He was transported to Grant Me
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