CrimeDeveloping
Columbus police investigating deadly overnight shooting on 31st Ave.
CNAW Newsroom —
LIVE NOW
Key takeaways
- 17-year-old Jayveon Bell was fatally shot near 31st Avenue and Delta Street early Monday morning, June 22, 2026.
- Columbus police Violent Crimes Unit investigating; autopsy scheduled at Georgia Bureau of Investigation; public urged to call 911 with information.
Columbus police are investigating an early morning shooting.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of 31st Avenue and Delta Street during the early morning hours of Monday, June 22, 2026.
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says 17-year-old Jayveon Bell was pronounced dead at 6:32 a.m. from a gunshot wound.
Bell will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an autopsy.
The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit remains investigating the incident. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
Related stories
CrimeOPD: Police investigating shooting in Opelika; road closed
Crime & SafetyBREAKING: Police investigating reported shooting in Columbus midday Monday
Crime & SafetyUPDATE: One dead, one injured in Lee County shooting; investigators say two men exchanged gunfire
Crime & SafetyBREAKING: 16-year-old identified as victim in fatal Troup County shooting; suspect arrested
Crime & SafetyBREAKING OVERNIGHT: Columbus man killed in overnight Phenix City shooting