On a busy Friday night in Uptown Columbus, 18-year-old Kalielah Davis was fatally shot while sitting in a car with friends near 11th and Bay Avenue on September 5, 2025. Davis was struck in the head and was taken to Piedmont Midtown Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly before midnight. Authorities described the shooting as an unprovoked attack and said Davis and her friends were not engaged in any wrongdoing.

Davis was a recent graduate of Jordan Vocational High School and a JROTC member; family and acquaintances described her as silly, bubbly, loving, and bright. Investigators used surveillance footage from nearby businesses to identify a group of five people near the scene, leading to a suspect vehicle and arrests. Two adults, 21-year-old Kacin Grant and 18-year-old Lamarcus Williams, and three juveniles, including 16-year-old Lafabien Anderson and two 15-year-olds, were taken into custody and face murder, aggravated assault, and firearm charges. One adult suspect was awaiting extradition from Alabama.

The city closed Bay Avenue to traffic at 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and increased police patrols in the area. Does anyone have information about that night or remember seeing the area around 11th and Bay Avenue on September 5?