Authorities identify husband and wife killed in Poplar Street shooting
By Dispatch Staff Report 17 hours ago
Authorities have identified the couple killed in a shooting on Poplar Street Wednesday night.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said Willie Lee Hull, 43, and Tasha Hull, 41, were both killed what Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton called a domestic dispute. The couple were married, but not living together, when the shooting occurred at Tasha Hull’s home, Merchant said.
Shelton said Willie Lee Hull shot Tasha Hull and their adult daughter, who is in critical condition at a hospital in another county. Willie Lee Hull also died from injuries obtained in the shooting, though Shelton said investigators do not know for sure whether he shot himself. He confirmed investigators found a weapon at the scene.
Task force proposes youth input, events to help prevent crime Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Cherie Labat speaks at a meeting of the community Crime Prevention Task Force in the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus Thursday. Labat chairs the task force s education committee, and committee members Fairview teacher Roselynn Rainey, left, and Dennis Irby, right, also presented during the meeting. The task force aims to find ways to prevent crime in the Columbus area. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
Members of the community Crime Prevention Task Force had plenty of suggestions for community improvements when they met for their regular meeting at Trotter Convention Center Thursday night: from planning town hall-style meetings with community members, to partnering with organizations like Boys and Girls Club to hold events and recreational activities for youth, to hosting a community-wide festival celebrating Columbus.
Parents dead, adult child hurt in domestic shooting
Two people have died and their adult child was flown to an out-of-area hospital in what authorities described as a domestic shooting in southeast Columbus Wednesday night.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant identified the victims as Willie Lee Hull, 43, and Tasha Hull, 41. He said the couple were married but were not living together at the time of the shooting.
The shooting occurred outside a home on Poplar Street, where Merchant said Tasha Hull was living, at about 9 p.m., Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton said. Investigators believe there was an argument, and Willie Lee Hull shot Tasha Hull and their daughter. When asked if Willie Lee Hull shot himself, Shelton said investigators don’t know for sure.
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