COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police have opened a homicide investigation after a person was shot and killed overnight.

According to police, the incident happened in the 1600 block of 17th Avenue, which is near Lakebottom Park.

Our crew detectives with the Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit on scene, along with police tape cordoning off a portion of the area, around 1:30 a.m. Monday.

Authorities have not yet publicly identified the shooting victim or a potential suspect.

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