Taneka Walker was 21 when she was fatally shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle at the Wendy’s drive-thru on East Oglethorpe Boulevard in Albany, Georgia. The attack occurred just before 11 p.m. on December 23, 2020, when another car pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire, striking Walker and the driver, 25-year-old Issac James, Jr. Both were taken to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital; Walker died of multiple gunshot wounds on December 24, 2020, while James was seriously injured and initially reported in critical condition.

Walker was a professional hair stylist, and the shooting—carried out in a public, late-night setting—deeply affected her community. The Albany Police Department opened an investigation to identify suspects and a motive.

If anyone was at the Wendy’s that night or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.