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Columbus man killed in shooting is first homicide of 2024
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Key takeaways
- 39-year-old William Thomas Brown shot multiple times at Fort Benning Road apartment on January 8, 2024.
- Columbus's first homicide of 2024; victim pronounced dead at Piedmont Columbus Regional emergency room at 6:51 P.M.
Violent Crimes investigators are on the scene of the first homicide of 2024 in Columbus.
The shooting occurred inside an apartment at 2330 Fort Benning Road on January 8, 2024. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says the shooting victim, identified as 39-year-old William Thomas Brown, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at 6:51 P.M. in the emergency room of Piedmont Columbus Regional.
This is the first homicide of the year. If you have any information regarding this homicide, contact police.
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