Man arrested in deadly domestic shooting of Columbus woman
Columbus police has arrested a man in a deadly domestic shooting along Flat Rock Road.
Officers rushed to the 6000 block of Flat Rock Road after a woman was found lying in a ditch with multiple gunshot wounds. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the woman as 35-year-old Shacoya Baker.
Bryan said the shooting was domestic in nature and the incident started at the house across the road from where Baker was found deceased.
According to jail records, 40-year-old Bryan Keith Butler was arrested on murder family violence and possession of weapon during the commission of a crime.
The investigation remains ongoing by the Violent Crimes Unit with the Columbus Police Department.
If you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation, please call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text “START” to 88788.
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