Murder suspect arrested in Columbus shooting

The man wanted in the deadly Nov. 28 shooting that occurred on Curry Street was taken into custody on Monday.

Jamar Tyree Pipkin, 23, faces one count of murder. He was booked into the Muscogee County Jail for a 9 a.m. Wednesday in Columbus Recorder's Court.

Columbus police were called to Midtown Medical Center around 10 p.m. Nov. 28 to check on Jahwon Armstead, a 21-year-old who was left at the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead about 19 minutes later, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said.

Officials said Armstead was rushed to the emergency room in a private vehicle after he was shot in the 4200 block of Curry Street. No additional details about the incident have been released.

Officials sent out an alert on Jan. 19 announcing that they issued an arrest warrant for Pipkin in connection with the shooting.

Sarah Robinson: 706-571-8622, @sarahR_92

This story was originally published March 5, 2018 at 2:59 PM with the headline "Murder suspect arrested in Columbus shooting."