A suspect is facing murder charges in two fatal shootings, one that happened at a Dublin post office.
On December 23, 2017, around 4:25 a.m., Lance Maurice Herrera Dempsey, 52, was shot and killed inside the U.S. Postal Service location at 6400 Emerald Parkway, where he was an employee.
A short time later, investigators say the same suspect was involved in another fatal shooting on Bowland Place North in Columbus.
DeShaune Stewart, 24, is now facing federal murder charges. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Columbus is handling prosecution because the victims are federal employees.
Posted December 23, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
(Dublin, OH) A suspect is in custody after two fatal shootings, one that happened at a Dublin post office.
Around 4:25 this morning, Lance Maurice Herrera Dempsey, 52, was shot and killed inside the U.S. Postal Service location at 6400 Emerald Parkway, where he was an employee.
A short time later, investigators say the same suspect was involved in another fatal shooting on Bowland Place North in Columbus. Columbus police are investigating that shooting, and any information on that incident will be released by CPD.
Columbus Division of Police Media Release: Homicide – 5591 Bowland Place North
USPIS Media Statement
“We can confirm that shooting incidents occurred at the Dublin, Ohio Post Office along with a related shooting at the Bowland Place apartment complex in the early morning hours of December 23, 2017. Because this tragic matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Postal Inspection Service and local law enforcement, we are not yet in a position to provide details concerning the incidents, although we can say the suspect believed to be responsible for the shootings was apprehended and is in custody. We are referring all additional media inquiries to the Southern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Press Office and they will provide additional information at the appropriate time.”
Kathryn S. Woliung, CFE
U.S. Postal Inspector, Team Leader, PIO
Cincinnati, OH (MF, WPV, Security)
513-684-8035
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