On the afternoon of April 9, 2025, gunfire in a vacant lot on Hanson Drive in Americus, Georgia, left 29-year-old African American man Christian McGee dead. The Americus Police Department received a call at about 2:14 PM; officers began emergency first aid until paramedics took over. McGee was taken to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and was later pronounced dead from apparent gunshot wounds.

A joint investigation by the Americus Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation led to a suspect being located and arrested the same day. At about 6:53 PM authorities apprehended 23-year-old Jy'Qariuss Ty'Quan Foster at a residence on Cherokee Street in Americus. McGee’s funeral was held April 18, 2025, at The Restoration Church of Americus, and he was buried at Eastview Cemetery.

The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation. Anyone with information about what happened that afternoon on Hanson Drive is asked to come forward.