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A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot during the morning of Dec. 18 in Columbus, police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting around 8:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of Celia Drive, where they found the victim, later identified as Elijah Hatcher, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Columbus police.
Hatcher was transported by EMS to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by an emergency room doctor at 9:15 a.m.
The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation.
Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Sgt. Sherman Hayes at 706-225-4268 or shayes@columbusga.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
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