Crime & Safety

Police ID Suspected Cartersville Motel Shooter

Police are looking for the 25-year-old Cartersville man.


Cartersville police have identified the man suspected of shooting a woman in the face at a Cartersville motel as Christopher Michael Collum.  

According to the press release:

He is described as a white male, 25 years of age, 5-feet-11 inches tall, 145 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Collum is believed to be armed with a 9mm semi-auto handgun. He was last seen on Saturday, July 20, in a blue Ford Ranger with a green hood with a Confederate tag on the front. The tag on the rear of the vehicle is Georgia PIF2892.   

Collum is wanted for aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a Crime.   

Anyone with information as to Collum’s whereabouts are urged to call the Cartersville Police Department at 770-382-2526 or the Tip Line at 770-606-5337. 

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