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Tuskegee Man Dies Saturday Following Thursday Shooting In Opelika

OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV)- On Thursday at approximately 11:15 PM the Opelika Police Department received a 911 call reporting an individual was shot in the 600 block of Edmon Avenue. Responding Officers located the individual suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The individual was treated by Paramedics of the Opelika Fire Department and transported to the East Alabama Medical Center in critical condition. Saturday the individual succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified as Jabbar Ali Combs, 19 years old of Tuskegee, Alabama.

No arrest has been made at this time. Numerous interviews have been conducted. All findings will be presented to a Lee County Grand Jury at a later date. This case remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Department’s Investigative Services Division.