UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomson Assassinated in Midtown Manhattan
NEW YORK — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomson was assassinated Wednesday morning in Midtown Manhattan, sending shockwaves through the business and healthcare
By Janell Williams
COLUMBUS, Ga. — A man was fatally stabbed late Tuesday night on South Lumpkin Road and Knox Street, according to Columbus Police.
Officers responded to the scene at 11:46 p.m. and discovered an SUV stopped in the roadway with a man, identified as 33-year-old Cartez Shanklin, suffering from a stab wound. Shanklin was transported by EMS to Piedmont Columbus Regional, where he was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m.
The Columbus Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit took over the investigation. Preliminary findings led to the identification of 39-year-old Jerry Jermaine Miller as the suspect. Miller was arrested the following day and charged with murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call lead investigator Cpl. Jared Berger at 706-225-4325 or berger.jared@columbusga.org. Information can also be called in to the Violent Crimes Unit 706-225-3161. You can remain anonymous.