MCSO arrests man in deadly March shooting on Schaul St. in Columbus
Muscogee County investigators have arrested a suspect in connection to a double March shooting which left one woman dead and a man critically wounded.
The shooting occurred on March 16, 2024, along Schaul Street near Ada Avenue. Shantavia Rubyann Walden was pronounced dead inside a vehicle on scene and Gerald Ford was transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional in critical condition.
Investigators with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, along with the United States Marshal Service Gulf Coast Task Force, successfully located and arrested the wanted fugitive in connection to the shooting.
Walter Young was located in Montgomery, Alabama, after an extensive investigation was conducted by Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Investigators.
Young was transported to the Montgomery (AL) County Jail and awaits extradition back to Georgia. Young has the following outstanding warrants in Muscogee County: Murder, Aggravated Assault, Cruelty To Children – 6 Counts, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Possession of a Firearm By A Convicted Felon, and Theft By Taking.
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