Police: Altercation Leads to Sunday Homicide 21-Year-Old Victim Died at Hospital After Shooting in North Columbus Completed This Week
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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY MONDAY | JULY 2, 2018 Police: Altercation leads to Sunday homicide 21-year-old victim died at hospital after shooting in north Columbus completed this week. morial Hospital-Golden Trian- Columbus Police Chief Fred gle with non life-threatening DISPATCH STAFF REPORT cation in the parking lot of The O’Neal, a Columbus resident, Shelton said there is no suspect injuries. Shelton said investiga- Reserve Apartments on 31st was taken to Baptist Memori- in custody at this time. How- tors are working to determine Avenue North at about 2 a.m., al Hospital-Golden Triangle’s ever, investigators believe the how the hospitalized individual One man has died following according to a Columbus Po- emergency room by a private victim and shooter knew each was injured. a shooting in north Columbus lice Department press release. vehicle, Merchant said. He was other. Anyone with information on Sunday morning. Lowndes County Coroner Greg pronounced dead at about 2:40 According to the press re- the shooting is asked to call Adarious O’Neal, 21, was Merchant confirmed O’Neal’s a.m. Merchant said an autopsy lease, a second person at the Golden Triangle Crime Stop- shot to death during an alter- identity Sunday morning. has been ordered and will be scene was taken to Baptist Me- pers at 1-800-530-7151. Golden Triangle gears up for July 4 with Wounded Warrior fireworks shows CAFB instructor pilot wins 3 medals in Wounded Setting off fireworks Warrior games after battle with cancer prohibited in Columbus, Starkville DISPATCH STAFF REPORT Starkville’s parks and recreation de- partment will again host its annual Inde- pendence Day Cele- bration on Wednes- day at the Sportsplex on Lynn Lane. The celebration Spruill will begin at 5 p.m., with six bounce hous- es for children and room available to play with frisbees, soccer balls, footballs and more. A fireworks show, put on by Pyro Shows, is scheduled Hughes to begin at 9 p.m. The event will also feature several musical perfor- mances. This year’s event will feature U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb several food vendors, and Starkville Capt. Hunter Barnhill, 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, trains on his road bike May 15 on Columbus Air Force Base. Barnhill competed in the Department of Defense Wounded Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Community Church will be provid- Colorado, in June and won three medals. ing free water while supplies last. There will also be face painting for BY SLIM SMITH children, for $5. [email protected] Mayor Lynn Spruill said she’s looking forward to this year’s cel- n June, Capt. Hunter Barnhill ebration, and invited the public to won one silver medal and two take part. Ibronze medals in the Depart- “Our Fourth of July celebration ment of Defense Wounded War- is fabulous,” she said. “It keeps rior Games in Colorado Springs, getting bigger and better. Our fire- Colorado. works displays are getting bigger, But as is usual with those and with the community getting games, the medals are often less more engaged, I think it becomes impressive and always less import- that much more of a family event. ant than the circumstances that led I’m really excited about it and I’m the competitors there. hoping that each year it will contin- For Barnhill, who has served as ue to grow.” a T-6 instructor pilot at Columbus The next day in Columbus, Mag- Air Force Base since 2015, the nolia Motor Speedway, located at path to Colorado Springs was a 495 US-45 in Columbus, will host a fireworks show after a race that is 13-month journey of faith, family and altered perspective. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross part of the Super Dirt series. Capt. Hunter Barnhill, 37th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, talks The program at the track will That journey began on Easter Sunday in 2017, when Barnhill suf- to well-wishers who came to greet him upon his return from the Depart- feature the COMP Cams Super ment of Defense Wounded Warrior Games June 10 at the Golden Triangle Late Models and Durrence Layne fered a seizure while celebrating Regional Airport. Barnhill competed in shooting, cycling and indoor rowing Late Models, Street Stocks, Factory the holiday with friends. events and earned three medals. Stocks and Late Model Sportsman. After the effects of the seizure The pit gate will open at 3:00 had subsided, Barnhill’s greatest stung the most, without even know- father flew a bomber in World War p.m., with grandstands opening at fear had nothing to do with the ing what had caused the seizure — II. By the time Barnhill was 6, his 5:00 p.m. and the race scheduled to seizure or what caused it. the idea that I’d be grounded.” grandfather was stacking phone books on the seat of an airplane See FOURTH OF JULY, 3A “That night, after everyone had gone home, I was on my computer Born to fly so Barnhill would be able to see reading the aeronautical waiver If ever a person was born to fly, out of the cockpit. He flew his first NO PAPER WEDNESDAY guide to see if there was a way to it is Hunter Barnhill. solo flight before he got his driver’s ■ In observance of the Fourth of July, keep flying after having a seizure,” His great-grandfather flew a license, headed to Embry Riddle the offices of The Dispatch will be he said. “That was the thing that bomber in World War I. His grand- See WOUNDED WARRIOR, 5A closed Wednesday, July 4. Normal operations will resume on Thursday. WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What U.S. region is made up of the MEETINGS Wednesday July 2: Lowndes Springfield Plateau, the Salem Plateau, ■ Independence Day Celebration: the Saint Francois Mountains and the County Super- Starkville Parks & Recreation hosts Boston Mountains? visors, 9 a.m., a Fourth of July event with inflatables 2 What two childhood friends won the Courthouse and vendors opening at 5 p.m., 1997 Academy Award for Best Original July 3: City Coun- Screenplay? entertainment from 5-9 p.m. and a cil, 5 p.m., Munic- 3 What name describes the time of rela- fireworks show at 9 p.m. at Starkville Jonathan Adams ipal Complex tive peace and development that lasted Sportsplex, 405 Lynn Lane. Bring lawn Fifth grade, Annunciation for more than 200 years in ancient Rome? July 9: Lowndes chairs and blankets, frisbees, soccer 4 In the Old Testament, who was the first- County Supervi- balls, etc. For more information, call High Low born son of Adam and Eve? sors, recreation 91 73 5 What error does a 403 HTTP Status 662-323-2294. Chance of a t-storm work session, 9 code indicate — forbidden, page not a.m., Courthouse Full forecast on found or server is temporarily unavailable? July 16: Lowndes page 2A. Answers, 6B Thursday through Saturday ■ Crawford Cotton Boll Festival: County Super- Held in downtown Crawford, this festi- visors, 9 a.m., INSIDE val celebrates those who helped make Katina Castanis says she is Courthouse Classifieds6B Education 6A cotton a leading industry in the South. looking forward to visiting her July 17: City Comics 5B Obituaries 5A It features live entertainment, speak- home country of Greece next Council, 5 p.m., Crossword 4B Opinions 4A ers, a step show, food and more. For year with her husband to visit Municipal Com- 139TH YEAR, NO. 96 Dear Abby 5B information, call 662-272-5164. her three sisters. plex DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “It was a good day, a great finish, an exciting one for that, especially at a mile and a half.” Canada tariffs on US goods from Kyle Busch, who outdueled Kyle Larson down the stretch Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland ketchup to lawn mowers begin Monday Speedway. Story, 1B. Canada is the United States’ second- biggest trading partner in goods DISPATCH TOUR BY PAUL WISEMAN against President Donald AND TRACEY LINDEMAN Trump’s sanctions. He The Associated Press urged Canadians to “make their choices accordingly” OTTAWA, Ontario — in considering whether to Canada began imposing buy American products. tariffs Sunday on $12.6 The selection of Leam- billion in U.S. goods as ington, known as Canada’s retaliation for the Trump tomato capital, was no ac- administration’s new taxes cident. The town is home on steel and aluminum im- ported to the United States. to a food-processing plant Some U.S. products, that supplies tomato paste mostly steel and iron, face and other products to 25 percent tariffs, the same French’s, a major compet- penalty the United States itor of Kraft Heinz. Heinz slapped on imported steel left Canada and sold its at the end of May. Other Leamington plant in 2014, U.S. imports, from ketch- after 105 years of Canadian up to pizza to dishwasher operations. detergent, will face a 10 The new Canadian tar- percent tariff at the Cana- iffs, which took effect at dian border, the same as 12:01 a.m. Sunday, are America’s tax on imported hitting a long list of U.S. aluminum. consumer goods, including Trump had enraged ketchup and other Kraft Canada and other U.S. al- Heinz products. lies by declaring import- As part of his combative ed steel and aluminum a America First approach, threat to America’s nation- Trump has repeatedly at- al security and therefore a tacked the trade policies of legitimate target for U.S.