Amarius Dakwon Shivers, 20, was shot and killed inside a home on Brookdale Circle in Valdosta, Georgia, on the evening of November 4, 2024. Valdosta police responded to a 911 call about 5:00 p.m. and found Shivers inside with a gunshot wound to the head. Despite first aid by officers and treatment from Valdosta Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say several teenagers were in the house when the shooting occurred. The mother of a 15-year-old contacted E911 to report her son may have been the shooter; officers took the juvenile into custody at her residence. Detectives report the 15-year-old was reportedly playing with a firearm when it discharged, striking Shivers. The juvenile was charged with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and a misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm by a minor. The investigation is ongoing and further charges are possible.

Does anyone have information about who was at the Brookdale Circle residence that evening or about Amarius Shivers’ activities that day?