Manchester Teen Dead, Second Wounded Following Prom Night Shooting In Columbus
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A double shooting in Columbus late Saturday night has claimed the life of a 16-year-old Manchester High School student and left his classmate injured.
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According to Columbus Police, officers were dispatched to the area of Macon Road near Lakeshore Road in reference to shots fired around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024. When officers arrived on the scene they discovered two vehicles that had gunshot defects to them. Police also discovered to individuals inside the vehicles suffering from gunshot wounds.
The two victims were transported to Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus for treatment. The first victim identified as 16-year-old Daryus Bryant succumb to his injuries and was pronounced dead at Piedmont's Emergency Room at 12:53 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
The second victim has been identified as a classmate of Bryant's. According to Columbus Police, Clarence Flavors was also transported to a Columbus area hospital and rushed into surgery. His condition is unknown at this time.
The Columbus Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit has assumed the lead in the investigation and ask anyone with any information to contact Corporal Roy Green at (706)225-4251.
The two victims were in Columbus for their high school prom which was being held in Columbus on Saturday evening. Daryus Bryant was a well known student athlete at Manchester High School and had several offers that he was pursuing. His father was is an offensive coordinator at the school and is asking people in the Columbus community to step up and bring his sons killer to justice.
The case remains under investigation.