On July 3, 2020, 44-year-old Kendrick Lamar Young was shot and killed in a Columbus, Georgia, park near the city’s Waterworks facility on Third Avenue. Young managed to place a 911 call after being shot and in that call identified his alleged assailant as Justin Reeves, also known as DC. Prosecutors say the shooting followed an altercation a month earlier and portray the killing as retaliation; they say Young was shot four times, twice in the chest and twice in the back.

Justin Reeves was arrested and charged with Young’s murder. The 911 recording in which Young names his attacker was admitted at the December 2025 trial and became a central piece of evidence. A protected witness testified about an earlier fight in which Young reportedly bested Reeves; the defense argued there was insufficient evidence Reeves was at the scene. Reeves remained in custody and continued to deny involvement as the trial proceeded and prosecutors prepared additional witnesses.

If anyone knew Kendrick Young, saw him in Columbus around July 3, 2020, or has information about the prior altercation, please share what is known.