A Sunday afternoon trip to a local Walmart in Sylvester, Georgia, ended with a fatal shooting on March 22, 2026. Officers responded around 3:00 p.m. after a report of a person with a gunshot wound at a local hospital; investigators determined the shooting occurred elsewhere and that 56-year-old Reginald Alford had been driven to the hospital following the attack. Despite medical efforts, Alford died and an autopsy was scheduled at the GBI Crime Lab in Macon to formally determine cause of death.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation joined the Sylvester Police Department and identified a suspect the same day. On March 22, 2026, 32-year-old Sylvester resident Daktavius Antuan Tyler was arrested and booked into the Turner County Jail. He was charged with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting at the Walmart, saw Alford after he was shot, or has other information is asked to contact the GBI or the Sylvester Police Department.