Ronnie Jackson Jr, 29, of Columbus, Georgia, was killed in an early-morning shooting on February 11, 2020, on the 600 block of Fifth Avenue. He was shot multiple times, taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional’s emergency room, and pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. Police treated the incident as a homicide from the start, and the crime scene and detectives’ activity closed off the street as investigators worked to piece together what happened.

Weeks after the shooting, authorities arrested 31-year-old Nico Cordarrell Fitzpatrick on March 31, 2020, charging him with murder in Jackson’s death; an initial hearing was scheduled for April 2, 2020. Later reports indicate Fitzpatrick’s trial began in November 2024 with eyewitness testimony mentioned in coverage. The family publicly mourned Jackson and made funeral arrangements in the days following his killing.

If anyone has information about what happened on Fifth Avenue the morning of February 11, 2020, please come forward.