2 people killed in 2 shootings overnight in Columbus, authorities say
A man and woman were killed in separate shootings Thursday night in Columbus, authorities said.
The first shooting was on Northlake Drive off Veterans Parkway, where 20-year-old Maurice Talbot sustained multiple gunshot wounds before being taken by private vehicle to Piedmont Columbus Regional’s Northside Campus, authorities said. The Phenix City man was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m., said Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan.
Police in a news release Friday afternoon said patrol officers called to the shooting at 10:12 p.m. were dispatched to the area of 7320 Veterans Parkway. They asked that anyone with information on the case contact Detective Matt Sitler at 706-225-4367 or msitler@columbusga.org.
The second shooting was at 2001 Torch Hill Road, where Tanuska Jackson died after being shot in an apartment while in bed, Bryan said. Chief Deputy Coroner Freeman Worley pronounced her dead at the scene at 1:30 a.m.
Police later reported they were called at 12:23 a.m. to that shooting in Apt. 92C, where officers found the 31-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. Anyone with information in that case is asked to contact Sgt. Thomas Hill at 706-225-4345 or thill@columbusga.org.
The two slayings mark the city’s 17th and 18th homicides so far this year, Bryan said.
This story was originally published March 5, 2021 at 8:35 AM.