Teen Charged in East Columbus Shooting

Teen Charged in East Columbus Shooting

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus teenager is facing multiple charges after a shooting Tuesday night in East Columbus. Police say 19-year-old Monte Beckwith has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and felony malicious mischief. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. at the Ready Mart on North McCrary Road. Four people were detained…

Body Found in Columbus After Family-Led Search

Body Found in Columbus After Family-Led Search

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A family searching for a missing loved one made a heartbreaking discovery Tuesday afternoon. After nearly three weeks of searching, a body was found near an abandoned building off Waterworks Road in Columbus. Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry says the discovery was made just after noon by a family member and a Columbus detective who had…

Community gathers in Columbus to demand justice in Caledonia teen gun case

Community gathers in Columbus to demand justice in Caledonia teen gun case

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)  – A few months after a video from Caledonia showed a white teenager pointing a gun at a Black teen while using racial slurs, community members gathered on the Lowndes County Courthouse lawn Tuesday night to call for justice and unity. The event was organized by the One Blood Coalition, which says it created the gathering to…