In the late-night hours of April 2, 2026, Calvin Mitchell, a 37-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times after pulling into the Liberty gas station on Victory Drive in Columbus, Georgia. He had arrived with his girlfriend; as he exited the vehicle he was ambushed and suffered life-threatening injuries. First responders took him to Piedmont Columbus Regional, where he died shortly after midnight on April 3, 2026. The Muscogee County Coroner’s Office reported he had sustained about six to seven gunshot wounds.

Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an investigation; there was at least one witness and authorities treated Mitchell as a targeted victim because his girlfriend was not injured. A coordinated effort with the SWAT Team led to the arrest of 50-year-old Dwayne Quarles on charges that include Murder, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Quarles was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Superior Court on April 7, 2026. The case remains under investigation.

If anyone saw that late-night activity at the Liberty gas station on Victory Drive or has information about the shooting, please share what was observed.