On the morning of December 24, 2022, 18-year-old Zayveion Aimir Walton was found on a sidewalk along 29th Street near the entrance to the North Recreation Center and 29th Street Gym in Columbus, Georgia. Columbus police arrived at about 9 a.m.; the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office confirmed Walton had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at 9:33 a.m. A scheduled autopsy was planned to further document the cause and manner of death.

The Columbus Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has appealed to the public for information. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; as of the latest available reports the case remains open and unsolved. If anyone has information about Walton, the location, or the events that morning, please contact the Columbus Police Department.