COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Four of the five suspects in the August 29 shooting at Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center appeared in Recorder’s Court Monday afternoon.

Elijah Smith, 20; Cortez Turner, 21; Christopher Culler, 18; and JaMorris Baker, 20, face murder charges in the death of 22-year-old Jacarie Charles.

Police identified 18-year-old Navaris Johnson as the alleged shooter.

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He appeared in court last month. Investigators said Baker provided the gun.

According to police, all five suspects, along with a sixth person, arrived and left the recreation center together after the shooting inside the gym.

The four suspects pleaded not guilty and were

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