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Teenager wanted for murder in Columbus

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LaRon Baity

LaRon Baity, Source: Columbus Police Department.

The Columbus Police Department is looking for an 18-year-old murder suspect.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — The Columbus Police Department is looking for an 18-year-old murder suspect.

The police department is seeking LaRon Baity in connection with a fatal shooting on Sept. 28.

The shooting happened on Constance Lane, and police found 16-year-old Marquez Carter Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound.

He died at the scene of the crime. The shooting also injured another teenager.

Investigators determined Jakody Moore and Baity drove by a house and opened fire, resulting in Carter's death, police announced.

Police previously arrested Moore.

The police department is asking Baity to turn himself in and face the charges against him.

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