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Two men arrested in Hamilton Rd. shooting
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- Two men arrested for June 1 shooting on Hamilton Road that critically wounded one person.
- Reality Forsyth, 20, charged with drive-by shooting; Ronald Forsyth Jr., 57, also charged with felon firearm possession.
Columbus police have arrested two men in a shooting.
According to jail records, 20-year-old Reality Bo Forsyth and 57-year-old Ronald Dale Forsyth Jr. were arrested on June 1, 2026 and booked into the Muscogee County Jail shortly before 6 p.m. that day.
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Reality was charged with drive-by shooting and aggravated assault, while Ronald was charged with aggravated assault, drive-by shooting and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The arrests stem from a shooting that left one man critically wounded at a business in the 5200 block of Hamilton Road.
Both are expected to appear in recorder’s court today, Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
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