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Man dies after being shot in Phenix City Friday night, police said

FILE - Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 seeking to stop a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses from going into effect saying the law illegally pre-empts existing state laws on traffic violations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 seeking to stop a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses from going into effect saying the law illegally pre-empts existing state laws on traffic violations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Matt Rourke AP

A 39-year-old man died after being shot in Phenix City Friday night, according to police.

Police arrived at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital at 7:45 p.m., where they located Edward Pettway, 39, of Montgomery, who had been shot multiple times. Pettway was able to give officers limited information regarding the shooting before he died, police said in a news release.

The shooting occurred between 7:15 and 7:35 p.m. near the Piggly Wiggly grocery store on 13th Street, police said.

Anyone who heard shots fired or saw a gray 2015 Hyundai Genesis that belonged to Pettway is asked to contact Lt. Rob Isabel at (334) 448-2825 or Inv. James Belin (334) 448-2819.

This story was originally published May 16, 2022 at 11:13 AM.

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Nick Wooten
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Nick Wooten is the Accountability/Investigative reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer where he is responsible for covering several topics, including Georgia politics. His work may also appear in the Macon Telegraph. Nick was given the Georgia Press Association’s 2021 Emerging Journalist award for his coverage of elections, COVID-19 and Columbus’ LGBTQ+ community. Before joining McClatchy, he worked for The (Shreveport La.) Times covering city government and investigations. He is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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