Eastmoor house with drugs and guns found inside shut down by city

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A house in the Eastmoor area of Columbus has been shut down by the city after police found numerous drugs and guns inside the property.

The city attorney's office announced Wednesday that the house on 809 Byron Avenue has been boarded up with the owners of the property scheduled to appear for a permanent injunction hearing on June 3.

Court documents said that Columbus police had been called to the property over two dozen times in the past 14 months. Officers have responded to reports of overdoes, gun ownership, drug sales, and prostitution. Other alleged incidents at the property include a woman being hit with a beer bottle in July and a shooting in August.

Police raided the house on two occasions, once in October and once more this past April. During the October raid, officers found four semi-automatic handguns, an assault-weapon, cocaine, and cash.

In April, officers arrested two people on charges related to drug and gun ownership and recovered three more semi-automatic handguns and a rifle. Fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine were also found inside.