A suspect has been charged with murder in the late Saturday evening shooting death of a Columbus man.
Israel Buckhalter, 39, was arrested for killing Desi Shepherd, 32. Shepherd died at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle early Sunday morning, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said.
The shooting occurred in a home on Springdale Drive, according to a Columbus Police Department press release. The suspect and victim, who Police Chief Fred Shelton said knew each other, got in an argument which “escalated quickly to violence,” Shelton said in the release.
Buckhalter is being held at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center. His bond is set at $100,000.
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