Murder in Columbus
This past Saturday at about 1am, Columbus Police Department responded to a victim that had been shot in the 1100 blk of Walnut Street. After further investigation it was determined that Suspects fired multiple shots at a male victim. The Victim was taken to the Columbus Community Hospital, where he later succumbed to his wounds. The Victim was identified as Blake A. Burton, 19 of Columbus. Columbus Police Department has notified Burton’s next of kin of the death.At about 2:55 am, deputies with the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle believed to be involved in the shooting. Kristopher C. Avila, 17 of Eagle Lake and Gasaan Young-Johnson, 21 of Houston were arrested by Colorado County Sheriff’s Deputies on unrelated charges. After further investigation Avila, Young-Johnson, and a juvenile were charged with murder by the Columbus Police Department.
The Columbus Police Department is actively investigating this case as a murder and is requesting the assistance of any person who may have knowledge of this crime to contact the agency at (979)732-3351.