Five people were shot early Sunday in front of a North Linden motorcycle club that some residents want out of their neighborhood.

Columbus police were called to 1767 Genessee Ave. just east of Cleveland Avenue at 4:48 a.m. on a report of a shooting, a police dispatcher said. The address is the home of the Toros Motorcycle Club, whose logo is on the front door.

Two victims were transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, and two victims were transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, the dispatcher said. The fifth victim was also taken to a hospital, police said. All five are expected to recover from their injuries, police said.

Police identified three of the victims. They were two men — 37-year-old Howard Lipscomb Jr. and 29-year-old William Taylor — and a woman, 25-year-old Mychael Williams.

A man at the Toros Motorcycle Club who did not want to be identified said it appeared to be a drive-by shooting. He said one of the people shot was a club member but did not give a name.

Police said victims told them a white Ford Crown Victoria drove by, and at least 10 shots were fired from the car.

Ellen Chapman lives nearby and heard the gunshots.

Chapman said she has already complained to police in recent months about the Toros, who she said rev up their motorcycles and speed up and down the street.

"The police said, 'There's only so much we can do,'" Chapman said.

"This motorcycle gang does not belong in this neighborhood," said Chapman, who with her husband, Pat, has lived in the North Linden neighborhood for almost 40 years. "I want them to be respectful or get out."

She said she's ready to write Mayor Andrew J. Ginther. Her husband added, "Mayor Ginther said, 'I'm cleaning Linden neighborhoods up.' We'll, it ain't getting cleaned up."

"It's not fair to us," said Ellen Chapman as she started to cry. "We're disabled. I think we deserve some peace of mind."

John Lathram, who leads the North Linden Area Commission, said he wasn't even aware of the Toros until he received news of the early-morning shooting.

Lathram said he plans to talk to the Columbus city attorney's office about closing down the motorcycle club's headquarters. He said police are doing what they can but can't watch every second of every day.

The Toros building is owned by Refrigeration Systems Co., according to the Franklin County auditor's website. The company is located across Genessee Avenue from the club.

In August 2008, a man was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Toros former club at 574 E. 5th Ave. after an argument with another man over a motorcycle.

Anyone with information about Sunday's incident in North Linden is being asked to contact Columbus police Detective Darren Egelhoff at 614-645-4075, or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).

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