© Provided by The Columbus Dispatch Creshella Jarju, 42, has been charged with murder in connection with the early Thursday, April 2, 2020, shooting death of her boyfriend, 54-year-old Roger Prophet at a residence on the East Side. [Photo provided by Columbus police]

An East Side woman has been charged with murder after police say she fatally shot her boyfriend early Thursday, Columbus police said.

Police and Columbus Fire medics were called around 1:40 a.m. Thursday to the 3900 block of Carlton Avenue on the East Side.

When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Creshella Jarju outside a home and a 54-year-old man with a gunshot inside. Jarju had gone to a neighbor's home, banging on the door, asking for help, according to court records.

Jarju had told the neighbor that her boyfriend, Roger Prophet, had shot himself, according to court records.

Prophet was pronounced dead by medics at 1:52 a.m. Thursday.

According to court records, further investigation by Columbus police homicide detectives and crime scene technicians determined Prophet was shot while in the hallway outside a bathroom in the home, with the shot coming from inside the bathroom.

"Ms. Jarju would only tell detectives that she was in the bathroom and opened the door and saw Mr. Prophet lying on the floor," court records said.

Jarju was arrested and charged with murder in the case. Detectives said the motive for the shooting remains unclear.

Prophet's death is the 29th homicide in Columbus in 2020.

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