Two women killed overnight in separate shootings in Columbus
Columbus Police are investigating two separate homicides overnight.
The first homicide occurred at 645 Brown Avenue. One woman was shot at the gas station at that address, and was then transported by an ambulance to Piedmont Columbus Regional. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says the woman, identified as 39-year-old Natalie Bell, was pronounced dead in the hospital’s emergency room at 11:49 P.M. on Friday, March 24, 2023. An autopsy has been scheduled for Bell, and her family has been notified.
The second homicide occurred shortly thereafter at a trailer park, named Pine Meadows Estates. A woman was found shot at a trailer, at 901 Joy Road. The woman, identified as 63-year-old Sharon Johnson, was pronounced dead on scene at 1:15 A.M. by Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. An autopsy has been scheduled.
No suspects have been arrested in both cases,
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