Crime

Teen shot Friday in Columbus dies Sunday morning

Special to the Ledger-Enquirer
Special to the Ledger-Enquirer

A Columbus teen who was shot early Friday morning has died.

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says 17-year-old Javion Shorter, a black male, was pronounced dead at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus at 4 a.m. Sunday.

Shorter had been taken to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. He had surgery there.

The wounded Shorter was found Friday by police at the Ballard Way Apartments on Hunter Road.

No further details have been released.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published November 19, 2017 at 10:16 AM with the headline "Teen shot Friday in Columbus dies Sunday morning."

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