Jakesa Shantrell Josey was 30 when she was fatally shot on Morris Road in Columbus, Georgia, in the pre-dawn hours of April 15, 2024. Columbus police were called to the 800 block of Morris Road at about 12:49 a.m.; officers found her with apparent gunshot wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:28 a.m. Investigators described the location as near a mobile home park and said violent-crimes detectives were working to piece together what happened before dawn.

Police treated Josey’s death as a homicide and initially appealed to the public for information. About a month later authorities announced an arrest: 23-year-old Tobias Jamar Gibson was charged with murder in connection with the shooting and with firearms-related offenses. Gibson was already in the Muscogee County Jail on separate charges when he was charged in Josey’s case.

If anyone knew Jakesa or has information about what happened on Morris Road that night, please share what can help the investigation.