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Suspect arrested in Monday night Columbus shooting
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- 58-year-old Ray Anthony Montgomery arrested Monday night for shooting at apartment complex on MLK Boulevard.
- Montgomery charged with firearm possession during crime, aggravated assault, and felon in possession of firearm.
Columbus police arrested a man in connection to a Monday night shooting.
58-year-old Ray Anthony Montgomery was booked into the Muscogee County Jail at 11:51 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2026.
Montgomery was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, aggravated assault and receipt, possession, or transfer of a firearm by a convicted felon or felony first offender.
The arrest is in connection to a shooting earlier Monday night at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The victim’s condition remains unknown. The investigation is ongoing.
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