Columbus teen killed in overnight drive-by shooting, police say

A 16-year-old died at the hospital early Saturday after a drive-by shooting in north Columbus, authorities said.

Joshua Huff was pronounced dead at 1:48 a.m. in the Piedmont Columbus Regional emergency room, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. He said Huff died from multiple wounds after a shooting in the 6200 block of Cross Tie Court, which is off Gateway Road in a neighborhood bordering Flat Rock Park.

According to Columbus police, officers called at 1:15 a.m. found Huff wounded in front of an apartment where witnesses said he had been standing outside with others when shots were fired from a black Range Rover passing by,

When an officer found the Range Rover in a driveway off Warm Springs Road, the occupants ran away, police said. The Range Rover was reported stolen during an armed robbery on Nov. 13, investigators said.

Anyone with information on Huff’s shooting is asked to contact Cpl. Kevin Baldwin at 706-225-4337 or kbaldwin@columbusga.org.

Huff’s death marks Columbus’ 41st homicide so far this year, according to the Ledger-Enquirer’s count.

This story was originally published November 19, 2022 at 10:12 AM.

Tim Chitwood

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Tim Chitwood is from Seale, Alabama, and started as a police beat reporter with the Ledger-Enquirer in 1982. He since has covered Columbus’ serial killings and other homicides, following some from the scene of the crime to trial verdicts and ensuing appeals. He also has been a Ledger-Enquirer humor columnist since 1987. He’s a graduate of Auburn University, and started out working for the weekly Phenix Citizen in Phenix City, Ala.