Two shootings overnight leaves one dead, three wounded in Columbus

One person is dead and three are wounded after two shootings in Columbus Thursday night.

Three people were shot on Bowie Avenue in southeast Columbus around 11:40 p.m., police said.

Officers found two men and one woman shot. The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One man is in critical condition and the other’s condition is unknown, according to Columbus Police Department spokesman Sgt. Aaron Evrard.

Earlier in the evening around 7:31 p.m., police responded to a fatal shooting at 100 Sweetwater Drive, according to a Columbus Police Department press release.

Amari Conwell, 23, was pronounced dead at 8:55 p.m. at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, said Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. His body will be sent for an autopsy.

Bryan said this marks the third homicide of the year.

CPD encourages anyone with information to contact Detective S. Hayes at (706) 225-4268 or report anonymously at (706) 653-3188.

This story will be updated as more information is released.

This story was originally published February 4, 2022 at 10:55 AM.