Jason Ian Price was 16 when he was killed on August 20, 2017, in Panama City Beach, Florida. Born April 19, 2001, in Columbus, Georgia, he was remembered by family for a warm, caring nature and varied interests including woodworking, fishing, working on his truck, skateboarding, and spending time with his brother and friends.
On the day he died, Price was in a truck with a friend, John Pyle, who had arranged a marijuana sale in a CVS parking lot. The meeting was a setup by three men from Auburn, Alabama: Demarcus Giddens, Rodney Jones, and Gertavious Canada. When Giddens attempted to rob Pyle, a confrontation followed; Price emerged from the truck to help and was shot in the chest by Giddens, dying at the scene.
Demarcus Giddens was tried for first-degree murder and attempted robbery. The jury convicted him, and on October 3, 2018, he received life without parole for the murder plus a concurrent 25-year term for armed robbery. Anyone who knew Ian or was in Panama City Beach that day with information is asked to come forward.