Xavier Trent Igus, 31, was fatally shot in the early evening of Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Budgetel Inn & Suites on Victory Drive in Columbus, Georgia. Columbus Police officers responded to a shooting call at about 7:19 p.m.; Igus was found with a gunshot wound and taken by EMS to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m. The Muscogee County Coroner’s Office later identified him and notified next of kin.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation. A suspect remained at large briefly, but on November 18, 2025 the department’s Fugitive Unit arrested 23-year-old Ricky Daniels. Daniels was charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime and was scheduled for an appearance in Court on November 21, 2025.

Anyone who was at the Budgetel Inn & Suites on Victory Drive that evening or who has information about what happened is asked to come forward.