18-year-old identified as body found on 29th Street sidewalk
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Muscogee County Coroner’s Office has released more details following a body being found on a Columbus sidewalk.
Authorities responded to 501 29th Street where they found a body around 9:30 A.M. yesterday, December 24, 2022. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said 18-year-old Zayveion Aimir Walton was pronounced deceased by Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison at 9:33 A.M. Walton suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Walton was found near the entrance of the North Recreation Center. An autopsy has been scheduled and the family was notified.
This was the second homicide on Christmas Eve. Around 1:00 A.M., authorities responded to the 1600 block of Bunker Hill Road where two people were shot. One 24-year-old male passed away, while another person remains in critical condition.
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