Woman killed in Columbus shooting that injured 2 others, officials say

A 24-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured Wednesday night in a Wickham Drive shooting, Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Charles Newton said.

Officials said Lashay Ford was pronounced dead of an apparent gunshot wound at 11:31 p.m. at Columbus Midtown Medical Center. Her body will be transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Decatur.

The current condition of the surviving victims is unknown at this time. Further details concerning the shooting weren't immediately released.

The coroner's office marks Ford's death as the fourth Columbus homicide of the year, counting the death of 61-year-old Kenneth Moore. He died at the hospital on Jan. 1, about two weeks after he was shot during a home invasion on Mays Avenue.

Ford was killed weeks after 67-year-old Nancy Green was shot Jan. 9 in the 5100 block of Trussell Avenue. James Byrd, her 88-year-old stepfather, pleaded not guilty in Recorder's Court to murder in connection with that shooting.

Stay with the Ledger for more on this developing story.

Sarah Robinson: 706-571-8622, @sarahR_92

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 8:50 AM with the headline "Woman killed in Columbus shooting that injured 2 others, officials say."