Man arrested in shooting of two people on Winston Road in Columbus on July 24th
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A Columbus man is behind bars at the Muscogee County Jail after being arrested in the shooting of a man and woman on the south side of the city.
Columbus patrol officers working shift were dispatched in the early morning hours of July 24th in reports of a shooting, when they responded they discovered two gunshot victims on Winston Road. A man was transported by an ambulance to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The woman went by privately owned vehicle to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.
The suspect, identified as 48-year-old George Watley, was arrested nearly 4 days later. Watley was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, and receipt, possession, or transfer of firearm by convicted felon or felony first offender.
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