A Georgia woman is dead following an overnight shooting in Columbus. Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Sybearia Paige.
Detectives arrested 21-year-old Brooklynn Johnson and charged her with murder, the Columbus Police Department announced Sunday.
Johnson pleaded not guilty during her preliminary hearing Monday. Recorder’s Court Judge Julius Hunter ruled there was probable cause and bound the case over to Superior Court.
Officers responded to a call concerning a shooting on Trask Drive at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. They found Paige wounded by gunfire. Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported her to Piedmont Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries. An emergency room doctor pronounced her dead at 11:36 p.m., according to CPD’s news release.
Although an arrest has been made, CPD asks anyone with information about this case to call Detective Roy Green at 706-225-4261 or email him at [email protected]. Anonymous tips about any crime can be reported by calling 706-653-3188.
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