A man was shot and killed in south Columbus Monday night, according to authorities.
Just after 7:30 p.m., officers with the Columbus Police Department responded to a shooting call at the 500 block of 15th Avenue South where they discovered a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, a CPD press release said. The man died at the scene.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant identified the victim as Charles C. Moody, Jr., 23, of 615 McCrary Road. His official cause of death will be determined following an autopsy in the State Crime Lab in Jackson Wednesday.
CPD is following multiple leads in the case, according to the press release. Capt. Brent Swann of the Criminal Investigation Division declined to give further details when contacted Tuesday morning.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the CPD at 244-3500 or the Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.
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