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Two Injured in Shooting on Buena Vista Road

 Sunday, November 5, 2023

On November 4, 2023 at 6:14 p.m., Columbus Police officers were called to St. Francis Hospital concerning two people arriving with gunshot wounds for treatment. The female victim is listed in stable condition while her son is being flown to an Atlanta hospital in critical condition.

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Two Injured in Shooting on Buena Vista Road

 Sunday, November 5, 2023

On November 4, 2023 at 6:14 p.m., Columbus Police officers were called to St. Francis Hospital concerning two people arriving with gunshot wounds for treatment. The female victim is listed in stable condition while her son is being flown to an Atlanta hospital in critical condition.

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Operation Necronomicon Crime Suppression Detail

 Thursday, November 2, 2023

On Monday, October 30, 2023, the Columbus Police Department's Special Operations Unit and members of the Patrol Division partnered with the Ft. Moore CID Proactive Field Investigations Unit and Muscogee County School District Police to carry out the Operation Necronomicon crime suppression detail.

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Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation at Motel 6

 Wednesday, November 1, 2023

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 around 6 p.m., Columbus Police Officers responded to the 3000 block of Victory Drive (Motel 6) in reference to a possible deceased person inside one of the rooms. Upon approaching the scene, officers detected the odor of decomposition. When officers made entry into the room, they found a deceased female (later identified as Christina Richardson, 37) who had been shot.

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Murder of Casadarius McGhee

 Tuesday, October 31, 2023

On Monday, October 30, 2023 at 9:33 a.m., members of the Columbus Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to the 1000 block of Adair Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive Black male (later identified as Casadarius McGhee, 14) near the pathway between 9th Street and River Homes Apartments.

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