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Man killed in early morning Phenix City hotel shooting
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Key takeaways
- 36-year-old Harvey Lee Walker Jr. shot and killed at Phenix City hotel early Monday morning.
- Criminal Investigations Division investigating shooting at Colonial Inn on Highway 280 East Bypass.
A Columbus man has died following an early morning shooting at a Phenix City hotel.
Police responded to the shooting in the early morning hours of Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Colonial Inn, located at 905 Highway 280 East Bypass.
36-year-old Harvey Lee Walker, Jr. was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:00 a.m. from a single gunshot wound, according to Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr.
The Phenix City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is conducting an investigation. His body will be sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery for an autopsy.
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