COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Community members are in search of answers as police are still investigating a triple homicide on the south side of Columbus.
Police found three women dead inside a home on the 1300 block of South Ohio Avenue Saturday. Just after 5 p.m. Monday, police identified the victims as Sierra Muse, 34, Dawn Clover, 49, and Tiffany Parrish, 36. Columbus police say this investigation is still very active.
As of Monday, Columbus Police still have the crime scene taped off and officers are still at the home keeping watch.
“Three women were killed when we found out about that. That really upset us,” said Wendell Hancock.
Hancock has lived in the neighborhood for decades. He said there has been improvement in recent years. He said people have been moving there, re-doing houses and they fixed up Karns Park just down the road. However, Hancock said neighbors have always been seeing issues involving the house where the women were found.
He said there is constant traffic in and out of the house.
“I texted the owner and I told her what I threatened to do was to go down to city hall at one of the city council meetings and put it on blocks because somebody has the wherewithal to address the situation, to address it,” Hancock said.
Police say a friend of the victim’s called around 4 p.m. Saturday. They say that the woman had gone by the home to check on her friends and found them. Investigators are still looking for a suspect.
Last Tuesday there was another deadly shooting in the neighborhood, less than a mile away from the home on South Ohio Avenue. 39-year-old Haikiem Graham is charged with the murder of 45-year-old Darrall Hambrick.
Other people we spoke with in the neighborhood say they did not want to go on camera out of fear. They say they are worried this triple homicide could be connected to other murders and violence in the city.
However, the police say it's too early to tell.
“Well, like I said, it's been an ongoing concern. We want something to happen. We think something may happen now. So I'm not as concerned for myself as I am for my family," Hancock said.
Columbus Police detectives say they are looking into all leads and evidence in this case. They say they will release the names of the victims after their families are notified.
