On March 21, 2021, 19-year-old Jamal James Tinch was shot multiple times in the back while walking on Davidson Street in Albany, Georgia. A 16-year-old female who was with him suffered a gunshot wound to her leg; first responders pronounced Tinch dead at the scene. Authorities describe the shooting as a targeted attack.

The Albany Police Department’s Gang Unit led the investigation and identified several suspects. In the months after the killing, arrest warrants were issued and multiple individuals were taken into custody. A 17-year-old, Ryheam Thompson, was among the first arrested by the Gang Unit and uniform officers. Two other primary suspects, 18-year-olds JaQuez Williams and Ronald Hyson, were located and arrested in Atlanta by the U.S. Marshal’s Office and the Gwinnett County S.W.A.T. Team. A 19-year-old, Lovell Melvin Mango, was also arrested.

The suspects booked into Dougherty County Jail face charges including murder, felony murder, malice murder, conspiracy to commit murder, gang participation, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Does anyone have information about Jamal’s movements that evening or witnessed activity on Davidson Street that night?