Columbus man found shot dead in St. Mary’s Road trailer park; third homicide this week
Violent Crimes Unit investigators are investigating the third homicide in the city of Columbus just this week.
Columbus police responded to a trailer park in the 3400 block of St. Mary’s Road around 1:15 P.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Police and medics located a man with gunshot wound(s) deceased.
Muscogee County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and pronounced the man deceased at 1:38 P.M. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the man as 23-year-old Esteban DeJesus.
This is the third homicide since Monday morning. On Monday, 4-year-old Jacquese Walker Jr. and 15-year-old Deshunvia Lindsey were shot and killed in separate incidents.
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