Seventeen-year-old Deondre Reynolds was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the intersection of Alford Street and 25th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia. Emergency responders reached the scene, but his wounds proved fatal; the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity and that the cause of death was the shooting. The Columbus Police Department classified the incident as a homicide and opened an investigation.

In the days and weeks after the shooting detectives canvassed the area and appealed to the public for information. No suspects or arrests have been publicly announced and the motive remains unclear. If anyone has information about what happened to Deondre that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.