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The following was taken from a press release distributed by the Columbus Police Department on May 8, 2024:
MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. – On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 around 12:31 a.m, Police were called to the 4500 block of Tracy Street concerning a shooting. Police arrived and located a 6-year-old suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. EMS arrived and transported him to Piedmont Hospital where he was then taken to a children’s hospital in Atlanta.
The Violent Crimes Unit was called to the scene and Corporal Jared Berger was designated at lead investigator.
After an extensive investigation, Makaliah Briscoe was arrested for 4 counts of Aggravated Assault later that morning and warrants were issued for for a 16 year old male and Robert Walker, 20.
On May 6, 2024 the 16 year old turned himself in to the Talbot County Sheriff’s Department in Talbot County, Georgia and was brought back to Columbus and placed into RYDC. He will have a hearing in Juvenile Court on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. His charges are Aggravated Assault (4 counts) and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime.
Robert Walker has outstanding warrants for 4 counts of Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime. Walker is considered Armed and Dangerous.
Anyone with information, can contact 911 or call Cpl Jared Berger at (706) 225-4325. You can remain anonymous and any information on his whereabouts that leads his arrest can receive a reward. Information can also be submitted anonymously via City Protect or by texting VACS plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES).