Deondray Lamar Williams, a 26-year-old Black man from Phenix City, Alabama, was killed on July 8, 2020, after gunfire in Columbus, Georgia. Authorities found him near Lafayette Drive and Patton Drive with multiple gunshot wounds; his death was ruled a homicide. Obituary notices identified him as Deondray L. Williams and described family and mourners who remembered him beyond the scene.

In April 2021 authorities publicly identified an accused shooter. Local reports and jail records named Trevarious Jahuan Lee, then about 20, and show he was arrested April 15, 2021, on a murder charge; by April 26 the case had reached Recorder’s Court. Defense remarks at the early hearing described the prosecution’s evidence as largely cell phone records, suggesting digital data played a role in placing Lee in the case. Publicly accessible reporting does not show a final trial outcome or conviction.

Did anyone in the area know Williams or have information about the night of July 8, 2020?