Carson Scott Skinner was 17 when he was fatally shot in the late hours of May 31, 2021, in the 1100 block of Bismark Drive in Columbus, Georgia. Police found him outside a residence with a gunshot wound just before midnight; first responders tried to save him but he was pronounced dead about an hour later on June 1, 2021.

Carson was remembered as an Eagle Scout who loved riding four-wheelers, scuba diving, and making people laugh. He had been hanging out with friends, including his brothers, and witnesses said his presence at that location that night was not expected. A vehicle was seen speeding away after the gunfire, and no arrests have been announced.

The Columbus Police Department still lists this as an unsolved homicide and asks anyone with information to contact Sergeant Sherman Hayes.