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NEWS RELEASE: ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT

 Thursday, September 22, 2022

On Saturday, August 13, 2022 around 9:54 p.m. ET, our Patrol Unit responded to Village Square Apartments (1441 Boxwood Blvd.) in reference to an accident with injuries that resulted in a car fire. Upon arrival, officers discovered a Ford Ranger pickup truck that had driven through a brick wall of an apartment unit, causing the car and building to catch fire. Investigators also located shell casings at the scene.

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NEWS RELEASE: MURDER OF CENTRAVIUS WIGGINS (UPDATE)

 Tuesday, September 20, 2022

On June 11, 2020, Rodney Favors was identified as a suspect in Wiggins’ death and a warrant for Murder was issued
for his arrest. Favors was arrested on September 2, 2022 in San Diego, CA. He was extradited to Columbus, GA on
Monday, September 19, 2022.

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NEWS RELEASE: MURDER OF ZACHARY CASTELLOW

 Monday, September 12, 2022

On Monday, September 12, 2022, at approximately 6:37 p.m., Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the scene of
a shooting in the 1600 block of Forestside Drive. Upon arrival, officers found a white male lying on the ground with
multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) tried to resuscitate him. Coroner Buddy Bryan
was called to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased at 7:00 p.m.

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NEWS RELEASE: OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

 Wednesday, September 7, 2022

On Wednesday, September 7 at approximately 2:07 p.m., our officers received a call to investigate a domestic dispute
in the 4200 block of Earline Avenue. During the investigation, our officers engaged a suspect who discharged a
firearm. The suspect took off running and our officers gave pursuit.

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PRESS RELEASE: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING

 Friday, January 7, 2022

On January 7, 2022, at approximately 0100 hours, Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Habitat Drive and Annette Avenue. When officers arrived, they observed the suspect vehicle leaving the area. Officers pursued the vehicle. The vehicle pursuit ended at Buena Vista Road and Chesterfield Avenue.

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PRESS RELEASE: OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING

 Thursday, January 6, 2022

On January 5, 2022 at 2157 hours Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded to investigate the area of the dead end of Fall Drive for suspicious activity that had been observed by residents nearby. When officers arrived they encountered an occupied vehicle parked facing south on Fall Drive near a wooded area. The officers attempted to investigate the occupant of the vehicle at which time the officers observed that the vehicle was moving forwards towards them.

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