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Three-year-old airlifted after being shot in Columbus

By Kaitlin Howell Apr 21, 2026 | 4:07 PM

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WJTV) – A three-year-old was injured during a shooting in Northeast Mississippi. Officers responded to Baptist Memorial Hospital on April 20, 2026, after receiving a report that the child had been shot. The child, who was identified as Ikael Burkett, was shot in the abdomen at a residence in the 400 block of […]