COLUMBUS, Georgia — The man fatally shot on Friday afternoon, October 23, in Columbus has been identified as Robert Haygood, 62, the Muscogee County Coroner's Office said in an update at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, according to CNAW2 News.
Source: CNAW2 News, reporting Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan and Columbus Police Department
Coroner Buddy Bryan said Haygood was shot multiple times on a vacant lot near the intersection of 23rd Street and 2nd Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:44 p.m. on Friday. Bryan confirmed family members have been notified, and Haygood's body will be sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, the report said.
Source: CNAW2 News, reporting Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan and Columbus Police Department
The Columbus Police Department said officers responded to the area shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, and its Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation, CNAW2 reported. NowGeorgia, reporting the police account, said the shooting followed an altercation near a homeless camp off 2nd Avenue and that the victim was reportedly involved in an altercation with two other people before he was shot — a police account that has not been tested in court.
Source: NowGeorgia, reporting Columbus Police Department
No arrests, suspect details or further circumstances had been released as of Saturday evening, and the investigation remains ongoing, both outlets reported.
Source: CNAW2 News, reporting Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan and Columbus Police Department