UPDATE 07/11/2023: Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has confirmed the deadly shooting and car crash that claimed the life of 33-year-old Maurice Burton on July 5 is now classified as a homicide.

UPDATE 11:02 p.m.: The Columbus Police Department released the identity of the victim involved in the car crash and shooting that occurred earlier Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Benner Avenue and Hood Street.

According to CPD, after arriving on the scene, officers discovered an overturned vehicle with a black male inside and said neighbors in the nearby area reported hearing multiple gunshots before the car crash.

Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison later arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim, 33-year-old Maurice Burton, dead at 2:28 p.m.

CPD is asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Sgt. M. Dahnke at 706-225-4929 or mdhnke@columbusga.org. Information can also be submitted anonymously to the police department through Tipsoft or by texting VACS and your message to 274637.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is investigating a shooting and car crash around Hood Street and Samson Avenue.

The scene began somewhere on Pecan Street with CPD saying the original call came in around 1:47 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to police, one victim died — it is unclear if it was due to the shooting or the car cash at this time. The victim has yet to be identified.

Our WRBL News 3 reporter on the scene says there are 15 markers on the ground and counting. Multiple CPD units are present.

As of 3 p.m., the area is blocked off through the intersection of Lawyers Lane and Pecan Street.

WRBL News 3 will keep you updated.