On the evening of Friday, January 24, 2025, 17-year-old Rashod Barrett was found dead from a gunshot wound in the 6500 block of Buena Vista Road in Columbus, Georgia. Officers arrived after a call at 5:25 p.m.; emergency medical personnel attempted resuscitation but he was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Elizabeth Allison at 6:06 p.m.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is treating the death as a homicide and has opened an intensive investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Investigators have asked the public to contact Corporal Jared Berger with any information that could help the case.

Anyone who knew Rashod or who has information about what happened that evening is urged to come forward and contact investigators.