Mother in Victory Drive Motel 6 shooting dies, coroner says
A third victim in the quadruple victim shooting at the Motel 6 on Victory Drive has 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. The second child had a gunshot wound in the lower body.
The mother was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional, and on today, March 4, 2024, the mother identified as 50-year-old Tonya Carter was pronounced deceased at 11:54 A.M. in the hospital’s intensive care unit, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan.
The condition of the second child remains unknown and no suspects have yet to be arrested.
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