A 2-year-old was wounded during an apparent drive-by shooting on the Hilltop. Neighbors said shootings in the area are not uncommon.

A 2-year-old was wounded during an apparent drive-by shooting on the Hilltop.

Neighbors said shootings in the area are not uncommon.

The shooting was reported about 8 p.m. Saturday at 2686 Wicklow Rd.

Police had not released the victim�s name, but relatives said it is Cohen Trussell.

He and others were in the backyard for a cookout when the gunfire rang out and Cohen slumped. He was taken to Nationwide Children�s Hospital in critical condition.

�He�s a fighter. He�s rambunctious,� grandmother Deborah Rock said.

She plans to move out of the rental she shares with Cohen, his three brothers, ages 7, 8 and 9, and their mother.

Each of the siblings held toy guns and rifles inside the fenced yard yesterday.

�They�re bullet holes,� said one of the boys, pointing to his house. �They shot at our house."

A nursing supervisor at Children�s confirmed yesterday that the 2-year-old was a patient but would not provide details. The Associated Press reported yesterday that the hospital said he was in stable condition.

Neighbors, who declined to be named because they fear for their safety, were upset by the latest gunfire.

�Sadly to say, this is the norm,� said a woman who lives across the street.

�Every night, you�re going to hear gunshots and the ghetto bird,� said her husband, referring to a police helicopter.

�I�m not staying here,� Rock said. �I�m not going to have another of my grandkids in harm�s way."

Police have not named a suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call assault-squad detectives at 614-645-4141.

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