Lovontray Mikal Sims, 31, was shot and killed in the late hours of December 28, 2025, at the Bethel Apartments on Swift Street in Albany, Georgia. Police found two men in the street with gunshot wounds; Sims died at the scene and the other man was taken to a local hospital.

The Albany Police Department opened a homicide investigation and investigators from the Dougherty County Police Department and EMS canvassed the area. The police chief publicly linked Sims’s killing to a recent surge in violent crime in December and decried disputes being settled with firearms.

No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the investigation remains active. If anyone has information about the shooting, contact Albany Crime Stoppers or the Albany Police Department.