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Update: Incident in Jordan-Johnson area ruled suicide

Published: February 26, 2013

Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com Columbus police officers and detectives were on the scene of an incident Tuesday morning at a residence on 39th Street near Howard Avenue in the Jordan-Johnson area of Columbus. 02/26/13

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By MIKE HASKEY and TIFFANY STEVENS — mhasey@ledger-enquirer.com, tstevens@ledger-enquirer.com

Update (Tuesday, 8:59 a.m.):

Police have ruled that an incident which disrupted traffic at 39th Street and Howard Avenue was caused by a suicide.

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirmed that the death of a 39-year-old man was ruled a suicide early this morning. A portion of the area was blocked off with crime scene tape and at least four evidence markers during the investigation.

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