Kenneth Lamar Griggs Jr. was 20 when he was shot and killed in Columbus, Georgia, on the evening of Friday, October 1, 2021. Known to family and friends as Man, he was remembered as a jokester with an infectious laugh, a doting father and a fiancé. Authorities found him at the intersection of Reese Road and Gentian Boulevard; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead by the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office, which ruled his death a homicide.

His family held a visitation and graveside service while the community mourned. If anyone witnessed the shooting at Reese Road and Gentian Boulevard on October 1, 2021, or has information about Kenneth’s death, please come forward.