A Columbus man was convicted of murder in a 2022 shooting at a sports bar that left two men dead and two others injured.
Anthony Davis, 25, was convicted of four counts of murder, one count of aggravated murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of inducing panic, according to a news release by the Franklin County Prosecutor.
He faces a minimum of 26 years to life and a maximum term of life in prison without parole.
The shooting happened at a sports bar in the 3400 block of Sullivant Avenue at about 2 a.m. July 16, 2022. Daylan Hawkins, 39, died at the scene, and Denver Spencer, 30, later died at a local hospital.
A fight broke out in the bar, and Davis watched before walking over, pulling out a gun and firing at Spencer, who was walking away from the fight, according to prosecutors. Bullets struck Hawkins in the back as he ran out of the bar, prosecutors said.
Davis and Kacee Kenner fired into the crowd in the bar, injuring two more people, according to the news release. A judge sentenced Kenner June 8 to 10 1/2 to 12 1/2 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felonious assault.
Davis will stand trial in September on two more counts of murder and one count of felonious assault in an unrelated homicide in 2021.
Breaking News and Public Safety Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus man convicted of murder in 2022 shooting that killed two, injured two more
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