$1.5 million bond for Columbus man arrested in fatal stolen-car shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A $1.5 million bond has been set for a Columbus man accused in a fatal shooting, who said he was trying to prevent his car from being stolen.

The suspect, Demetrius Ransom Jr., was arraigned at 9 a.m. on Saturday in Franklin County Municipal Court on a murder charge. In addition to the bond, a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 5.

Saturday's arraignment came after Franklin County sheriff's deputies responded at about 8:10 p.m. on Thursday to a gas station at the Northern Lights Shopping Center in the 3300 block of Cleveland Avenue -- in a section of Clinton Township surrounded by Columbus' North Linden neighborhood. Watch a previous NBC4 report on the shooting in the video player above.

Deputies found a man, later identified as Ahmed Abdirahman, 30, who had been shot in the chest. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m.

Authorities later detained Ransom Jr., who told them that the victim had attempted to steal his car, which he had left running unattended in the station parking lot. A firearm believed to be used in the shooting was seized.

Ransom, who is 24 years old, was taken to the Franklin County Jail. Court records show that he lives in Columbus.