On the evening of Saturday, August 21, 2021, 44-year-old Andrea Ellis was struck during a burst of gunfire near Carver Park in Columbus, Georgia. Reports say she was shielding her niece when the shooting occurred. Emergency crews took her to a local hospital, and she died of her injuries on Wednesday, August 25, 2021; the death was ruled a homicide.

The Columbus Police Department processed the scene and appealed for public help, but investigators have not announced any arrests or identified suspects. The case is listed among the city’s unsolved homicides.

If anyone was at or near Carver Park on August 21, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please contact the Columbus Police Department with what you know.