16-year-old deceased after shooting on Mt. Pleasant Drive in Columbus
A 16-year-old boy has passed away after a shooting tonight in Columbus.
The shooting which occurred around 5:55 P.M. today, Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in the 400 block of Mt. Pleasant Drive, near Mt. Pleasant Court.
The victim was transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the victim, identified as 16-year-old Da’Marcus Faison, was pronounced deceased at 6:27 P.M. at the emergency room. Muscogee County Chief Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison and Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Ben Saxon responded to the hospital to work the call.
The mother has been notified and this is the fourth homicide for Columbus this year.
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