Woman shot dead, man wounded in Columbus’ Benning Hills area, authorities say
A 22-year-old woman was gunned down overnight in Columbus’ Benning Hills neighborhood, authorities said.
Columbus police said officers were called at 11:54 p.m. Saturday to the Patton Drive area of Benning Hills Park, where they found Brianna Robinson and a 19-year-old man shot.
Deputy Coroner Charles Newton pronounced Robinson dead from multiple gunshot wounds at 12:54 a.m. Sunday, investigators said.
The man was critically wounded and remains in the hospital, they said.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact police Sgt. M. Neal at 706-225-4295 or mneal@columbusga.org.
The neighborhood is off Fort Benning Road near Victory Drive, in an area where police reported a series of shootings last year.
Columbus had 70 homicides overall, in 2021.
Robinson’s shooting marks the city’s fourth homicide so far this year.
This story was originally published February 13, 2022 at 12:07 PM.