On the night of June 14, 2021, 17-year-old Jesse Ransom was driving a silver sedan through the Wilson Apartment complex in Columbus, Georgia, with three other teenagers inside. Surveillance footage shows the car passing a residence across the street several times. Three men — Rodderick Glanton, Homer Upshaw, and Terrance Upshaw — who were observed at that residence, opened fire on the vehicle during its fourth pass. Investigators later recovered more than 60 shell casings at the scene and found no evidence that any shots came from inside Ransom’s car.

The sedan crashed after being struck and the gunfire continued. Jesse Ransom was killed in the driver’s seat; 18-year-old passenger Saiveon Pugh also died. A 16-year-old passenger was wounded but able to walk at the scene, and another 18-year-old was taken to hospital and survived. Stray rounds damaged other cars and apartment units in the complex.

In November 2023 a jury convicted Glanton and the Upshaw brothers on charges including Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and gang-related counts; all three received life sentences. Does anyone have information about Jesse’s last movements through the complex or knew him and can help fill gaps about that night?