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Names of victims killed in Eagle Trace Apartments shooting released by Muscogee coroner

Columbus Police Department crime scene tape.
Columbus Police Department crime scene tape. tchitwood@ledger-enquirer.com

Two people are dead and one injured from a shooting Wednesday night at Eagle Trace Apartments.

Columbus Police Department officers were called at 11:18 p.m. to the scene at 2001 Torch Hill Road, CPD spokesman Command Sgt. Alan Malone told the Ledger-Enquirer. No other details are being released because police are still investigating the incident, he said.

Muscogee County coroner Buddy Bryan told the L-E In a text message the victims are Myshaun Smith, 17, who was pronounced dead at 12:03 a.m. in the Piedmont Columbus Regional emergency room, and Anton Hamilton, 18, who was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:46 a.m., both from multiple gunshot wounds.

Malone said anyone with information about this incident should call CPD’s homicide unit at 706-225-3161 or investigative services at 706-653-3400.

This story was originally published September 1, 2022 at 11:35 AM.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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