Travis J. Kent was 22 when he was found wounded after officers responded to a shooting at an apartment building on Lamore Street in Columbus, Georgia, just after 10:30 p.m. on December 12, 2021. Despite first responders’ efforts, he died of his injuries and the Columbus Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Born September 7, 1999, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Kent was remembered by family and friends as a charismatic athlete who excelled in boxing, football, basketball and wrestling. He had completed 12th grade, passed the Army ASVAB and was in the process of joining the United States Army when his life was cut short.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has information about the shooting on Lamore Street, please share what is known with investigators.