Man, 36, dies after shooting on Hunter Ridge Circle
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A shooting on Hunter Ridge Circle has left a man dead and police searching for the gunman, Columbus authorities said .
James Richardson Jr. , 36, was pronounced dead of a gunshot wound at 9:56 p.m. Monday inside a home at 6145 Hunter Ridge Circle, said Muscogee County Chief Deputy Coroner Freeman Worley. Richardson’s body will be transported to the crime lab in Decatur on Wednesday for an autopsy.
Worley said the death is a homicide and it’s under investigation by Columbus police.
Police were called to the home to check on a shooting at 9:22 p.m. Officers discovered Richardson with a gunshot wound and he was dead as officers arrived on the scene.
Police Sgt. Anthony Locey said the death investigation was turned over to the Homicide Unit. Anyone with information on the shooting should contact detective Stuart Carter at 706-225-4319 or stuartcarter@columbusga.org.
This story was originally published July 31, 2018 at 12:00 AM.