Montgomery Homicide Investigation

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published February 7, 2023 at 12:06 PM EST

A homicide investigation is being conducted in Montgomery.

Montgomery Police report the body of 25-year-old Akhil Sai Mahankali was found on Sunday around 9:30 p.m.

MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 3200 block of Eastern Boulevard in reference to a subject shot.

Officials report Mahankali was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound and transported to a local hospital where he later died.

Police charged 23-year-old Raviteja Goli with manslaughter.

Goli was identified as a suspect, taken into custody and placed in the Montgomery County Detention Facility.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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