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Death investigation launched after teen found shot on Woodruff Farms Road in Columbus

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A teenager is dead after a shooting Saturday afternoon in Columbus, according to police.

Police responded around 5:40 p.m., Saturday, to the Piggly Wiggly in the 2400 block of Woodruff Farms road to reports of a person shot, according to a news release.

Police said they found the victim, later identified as Mondrell Gordon, 17, with a gunshot wound.

Gordon later died from his wounds at a local hospital, according to police.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is investigating.

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