A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a weekend shooting on Northside.
Tameron Ward was arrested Wednesday evening for the Sunday shooting death of Sammie Corder, 67, according to Columbus Public Information Officer Joe Dillon.
Ward is being charged as an adult due to the seriousness of the crime and the fact that a weapon was involved, Dillon said.
“Investigators think the victim was an innocent bystander who was struck when (Ward) was shooting at somebody else,” Dillon said. “(Corder) was sitting in his car in his driveway listening to the radio when he was shot.”
Ward and his target had allegedly been involved in an altercation earlier, Dillon said.
“A combination of outstanding police work and some assistance from technology led to the arrest,” Dillon said.
Ward has not yet been before a judge for his initial court appearance, Dillon said, but that is expected to happen today.
Brian Jones is the local government reporter for Columbus and Lowndes County.
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