Teenager shot, killed at E. Canty Apartments in Columbus
UPDATE (7:56 P.M. on 06/17/24): Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has identified the teenager as 15-year-old Michael Scott. Scott was pronounced dead at 6:56 P.M. by a Piedmont Columbus Regional doctor. The next of kin has been notified.
Original story: Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has identified the teenager as 15-year-old Michael Scott. Scott was pronounced dead at 6:56 P.M. by a Piedmont Columbus Regional doctor. The next of kin has been notified.
Columbus police are investigating after a teenager was shot and killed at an apartment complex.
The shooting occurred Monday afternoon at Elizabeth Canty Apartments. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says a teenager, aged 15, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead on scene.
The police department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to call 911. This is a developing story.
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