On the evening of February 11, 2021, a burst of gunfire at a shopping center on South Lumpkin Road in Columbus, Georgia, left 37-year-old Derico Pritchett dead. Pritchett, an African American man also known as Rocky, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:20 p.m. after the shooting began at approximately 7:00 p.m. Several other people were wounded; emergency services transported three to four other victims to Piedmont Columbus Regional for treatment.

Initial reports indicated the shooting may have occurred during the filming of a music video. Authorities described the event as a mass shooting and said it was one of five shootings in the area that contributed to a broader pattern of aggravated assault. In the days following the incident the Columbus Police Department had not identified suspects and no arrests were announced. The investigation into Pritchett’s homicide remains ongoing.

If anyone was at the shopping plaza that evening or has information about what happened, please share what is known with investigators.