A 68-year-old person has been accused of shooting a Columbus Police official on Thursday morning.

Rita Gray is dealing with government indictments after she purportedly shot and genuinely injured 53-year-old Columbus Police Officer Russ Weiner while he was executing an opiates related court order at Gray’s living arrangement on Chelford Drive, as per a public statement from U.S. lawyer David M. Devillers. Weiner had medical procedure following the shooting, as indicated by Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan, and is relied upon to be alright.

As indicated by an affidavit-

Toward the beginning of today on the side of the government criminal protest, Rita Gray disclosed to her child Eric Gray in May 2019 the accompanying:

If you break any entryway in, I’ma be remaining in that hallway couldn’t care less anything about you hollerin’ police because a looter could be police.

“I’ll be standing in that spot in that foyer prepared to impact. I’ll stand directly around my corner there and impact anyway numerous shots I got,” Rita Gray included.

As per the court record-

Operators and officials thumped on the entryway of the habitation and declared their essence. After the thump and declare went unanswered, operators and officials made section into the living arrangement.

After entering the home, law implementation administering the permit took on gunfire from Rita Gray, who was available in the area of an inside way.

Authorities state

Rita Gray was secured a brief timeframe later with two self-loader Glock fabricated guns close by.

“In January 2024, state and government law implementation started an examination concerning suspected medication dealing, including unpredictable budgetary action that is associated with being identified with tax evasion and opiates dealing, including Eric Gray, among others. That examination stays continuous,” Devillers said in a public statement.

Rita Gray is accused of contriving to have with a purpose to circulate meth and oxycodone, ownership with the goal to convey oxycodone, and releasing a gun in the advancement of medication dealing wrongdoing.

Whenever indicted on all tally, she faces in any event 20 years and up to life in jail.

She is planned to show up by means of video conferencing Friday at 1:30 pm for an underlying appearance before U.S. Officer Judge Chelsey Vascular.