Man found shot dead in wood line on Liberty Avenue in Columbus
Columbus detectives are investigating a Wednesday morning homicide on Liberty Avenue, authorities have confirmed.
Columbus police officers and Community Ambulance medics responded to the woodline on Liberty Avenue, near Brown Avenue overpass, where they found a deceased male around 11:07 A.M. today, Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
The Columbus Police Department’s Homicide Unit, Crime Scene Investigations Division Unit, and Robbery and Assault Unit, which is also assisted by members of the Financial Crimes Unit responded as well, along with the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office.
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the man as 44-year-old Marcus Terrell Spellers who was pronounced deceased at 11:25 A.M. due to a gunshot wound. Spellers is being sent for an autopsy and the family of Spellers has been notified.
This is the 41st homicide this year in Columbus.
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