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On Wednesday, January 12, 2020, at 4:21 p.m., Albany Police responded to a male reporting to have been shot. The incident occurred at an apartment in the 2100 block of SE Geary Street, Albany. Upon arrival at the scene, police located both the victim and suspect involved in the incident. The initial investigation has revealed the victim and suspect are roommates.
Albany Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and transported 24-year old Christopher Samuel Bailey to a local area hospital with a gunshot wound to the face. Albany Police detained the suspect, 21-year old Garret Stephen Byrnes, outside the apartment, without incident.
Albany Police Detectives are assisting with the investigation and no other information is available at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Albany Police Department, 541-917-7680.
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