Man arrested in May 25 shooting death in Columbus

Columbus Police have arrested Julius Doby and charged him with the murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old Johnny Javonta Hawkins Jr.

Hawkins died of gunshot wounds following a May 25 shooting.

According to police, officers responded to a 911 call near Thornton Drive and Kendrick Avenue and found Hawkins and Jarvis Devontae Moore, 24, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Doby was arrested at 2 p.m. Friday by members of the Columbus Police Department Fugitive Squad, police said. Doby, 28, had outstanding warrants for the murder of Hawkins and the aggravated assault of Moore.

A preliminary hearing in Recorder’s Court was scheduled for 8 a.m. July 27 and will be rescheduled to 9 a.m. August 1.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Detective Sherman Hayes at 706-225-4268.

This story was originally published July 26, 2019 at 5:14 PM.