Police were called to the area around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Police say a person has died after an apparent accidental shooting in north Columbus.

Columbus Police were called to a Busch Boulevard apartment around 6:30 p.m.

Officers arrived to find Dean Joaquin Mediola Peredo, Jr., 21, in extremely critical condition. Peredo was transported to nearby Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Police are speaking to a person of interest in the case. No charges have been filed and the identity of the shooter has not been released.

Police tell 10TV that the shooting appears to have been accidental.