Father and son killed, mother and child injured at Motel 6 shooting in Columbus
A tragic shooting has left 4 family members shot, two of which have died.
Several Columbus police officers, medics, and firefighters responded to 3050 Victory Drive, where they found four people with gunshot wounds around 9:10 P.M. on February 18, 2023.
Homicide detectives, crime scene investigators, and Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Dustin Harrelson, along with Muscogee County Chief Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison were summoned to the scene.
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says the father, identified as 54-year-old Michael Carter Sr., was pronounced deceased 9:48 P.M. on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds.
His son, identified as 19-year-old Michael Carter Jr., was also pronounced deceased at 9:48 P.M. on the scene due to multiple gunshot wounds as well.
The mother, suffered a neck wound, and the second child had a gunshot wound in the lower body, The mother was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional, and was going to be transported to Grady in Atlanta, but was not stable enough for the trip. The mother is in critical condition.
The condition of the child is unknown.
This brings the homicide total for this weekend to 4 and the shooting victim total to 16.
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