21-year-old Columbus man killed in shooting behind fire station overnight
A 21-year-old Columbus man has died after an overnight shooting on Saunders at Morningside Drive in the overnight hours in northeast Columbus.
The shooting occurred behind Columbus Fire Station 11 but first responders weren’t alerted until early this morning around 7 AM. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says Donquaris Fletcher was pronounced deceased at 7:27 AM on the scene. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison was called to the scene.
Fletcher will be going for an autopsy and the family has been notified. This is the 6th homicide this year in 2022.
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