Takelia Johnson was a 19-year-old Black woman from Columbus, Georgia, whose life ended in a fatal shooting on Ewart Avenue on September 3, 2017. She had worked at McDonald’s and Hartz Chicken and left behind a young son, Cornelius Sincere Johnson, along with her father, brothers, and other relatives.

Funeral, visitation, and burial at Riverdale Cemetery followed the shooting. The case remains a sharp interruption of a young mother’s life and a continuing absence for those who knew her.

If anyone knew Takelia, her son, or has information about the shooting on Ewart Avenue, please share what you can.