22-year-old man shot, killed Thursday night on Wedgefield Court in Columbus
A Columbus man is dead after being shot and killed Thursday night in the Oakland Park neighborhood of the city,
Officials responded to 2250 Wedgefield Court shortly after 9 P.M. on Thursday, June 15, 2023 after a shooting had occurred. Muscogee County Chief Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison was summoned to the scene and pronounced the shooting victim deceased at 9:59 P.M. The victim was later identified as 22-year-old Deyon Wade, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirmed.
Wade will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations for an autopsy. CPD’s Violent Crimes Unit is investigating.
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