COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 17-year-old boy is dead after an Aug. 6 shooting in the area of E. Livingston Ave. and Linwood Ave. in east Columbus.

The boy, identified as Perneil Hook, died the next day on Aug. 7 at 8:43 p.m.

The initial investigation revealed that the incident began in the 800 block of S. Weyant Ave. The victim was the passenger in a car near that location when an armed male began following the car the victim was in.

The driver attempted to flee, but the male began shooting and wounded the victim. The driver was able to call for help and stopped near the intersection Livingston Ave. and Linwood Ave. where officers located the driver and the victim.

The suspect is described as a 19-year-old Black male, about 5’9″, wearing no shirt, black pants and a red fanny pack.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, is asked to call Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614 461-8477.