Expand / Collapse search
☰

Shooting claims life of 9-year-old Columbus boy days before Christmas

By
Published  December 24, 2024 6:25pm EST
Georgia
FOX 5 Atlanta

The Brief

    • A 9-year-old boy named Lakeith Livingston was fatally shot in Columbus on Sunday night.
    • Police responded to the shooting on Floyd Road at 8:36 p.m., where they found Livingston with a gunshot wound.
    • Livingston was transported to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital and pronounced dead at 9:03 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A 9-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday night in Columbus, police said.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of Floyd Road at 8:36 p.m. on Dec. 22. Upon arrival, they found Lakeith Livingston suffering from a gunshot wound.

Emergency medical personnel transported Livingston to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital, where an emergency room doctor pronounced him dead at 9:03 p.m., police said in a statement.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. Authorities have not released any additional details about the circumstances of the shooting.

Police urged anyone with information to contact Cpl. Kevin Baldwin at 706-225-4337 or by email at kbaldwin@columbusga.org. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

The Source: The details in this article were provided by the Columbus Police Department.

GeorgiaNewsCrime and Public Safety