Andre Thomas, 21, known also as Z’ Andre Hasson Thomas and Zandre Battle-Thomas, was fatally shot on the evening of July 3, 2025, in Columbus, Georgia. The shooting took place about 7:20 p.m. near Forrest and Avalon roads. Officers found Thomas with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead after first responders arrived.

The attack was followed by a multi-vehicle collision as those responsible fled, and Thomas’s death was one of four fatalities and one injury across eight separate crime scenes over the Fourth of July weekend in Columbus. Thomas worked as a cook at Buffalo Wild Wings, had attended Kendrick High School, and is survived by a young son. No suspect or arrest has been publicly identified in his killing.

Did anyone in the Columbus area witness the shooting or the vehicles that left the scene that evening?