On the evening of June 1, 2026, Brandon Jones, 21, was shot while seated in the back of a car in a parking lot on North Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia. Multiple rounds were fired into the vehicle; the driver pulled into an alley and found Jones struck in the head. Police and emergency responders arrived about 8:15 p.m., and the Dougherty County coroner pronounced him dead at 8:35 p.m.

The Albany Police Department opened a homicide investigation and initially sought ten people for questioning. After those interviews the department later announced all ten had been cleared and said no suspects had been identified. The public release of the initial names reportedly led to a retaliatory shooting at the home of one family tied to a named person, raising community concern about the practice of naming persons of interest.

No arrests or charges have been announced and the case remains active and unsolved. Does anyone have information about that June 1st shooting or about activity in the North Slappey Boulevard area that evening?