Social media threat ends with shooting, arrest at apartments in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – What started off as a social media threat led to a shooting and an arrest.

23-year-old Braylin Christopher Edinburgh was charged with intimidating a witness.

Columbus police said the shooting happened at The Reserve apartments.

Edinburgh allegedly threatened another person on social media. Investigators said that led to an in-person argument that ended in a shooting.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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