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22-year-old man shot, killed on Kings Mountain Court in Columbus
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A homicide investigation is underway after gunfire erupted on the east side of Columbus leaving one man dead.
Police and other emergency officials responded to 1223 Kings Mountain Court, off of Kings Mountain Road, where they found a man shot multiple times around 6:33 P.M. tonight, September 3rd.
The man was transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional emergency room, where the man identified as, 22-year-old Jaelon Langley, was pronounced deceased at 7:09 P.M., Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirmed. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Dustin Harrelson was summoned to the hospital to work the death.
Langley will be going for an autopsy and his family has been notified. This is the 30th homicide so far this year.
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