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Incident at Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center

 Wednesday, May 22, 2024

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:54 p.m., Columbus Police officers responded to a dispute at Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center, which also serves as a voting precinct.

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Two Killed in Milgen Road Shooting

 Monday, May 20, 2024

On Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 6:48 p.m., Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the 4700 block of Milgen Road (The Lowell Apartments) in reference to a shooting. Responding officers discovered a Black female (later identified as Kayla Jenkins, 23) lying outside suffering from gunshot wounds. A Black male (later identified as Deandre Jones, 27) was discovered inside one of the units suffering from a gunshot wound(s).

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Murder of Raquise Walls

 Friday, May 17, 2024

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:11 p.m., Columbus Police officers responded to the 3700 block of Cusseta Road (Avalon Apartments) in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a Black male (later identified as Raquise Walls, 20) suffering from a gunshot wound.

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False Social Media Post Regarding Found Child

 Friday, May 17, 2024

On Friday, May 17, 2024 around 1:40 p.m., the Columbus Police Department’s Special Victims’ Unit (SVU) received a
tip from a concerned citizen regarding a posting on a local Facebook group about a found child. The posting included two images of the child. Upon investigation, SVU determined that the images were obtained from previous articles found on the internet.

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MAN ARRESTED IN MURDER OF JAKESA JOSEY

 Friday, May 17, 2024

On Friday, May 17, 2024 probable cause was established to charge Tobias Gibson in the death of Jakesa Josey.

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