Columbus police say murder suspect Leo DeAndre Scott took his own life this morning after police tried to take him into custody at the Lemon Tree apartments at 54th Street and Thomason Avenue. Police have been searching for weeks for Scott, 25, who is wanted in connection with the January fatal shooting in Port Royal, S.C., of Columbus native Velencia Compton. Authorities said he killed the woman and fled South Carolina with their 3-year-old son Jayden.

Police went to the apartment, knocked and were able to get two women out of the apartment. One of the women identified Scott from a photograph.

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