Bryson Cochran was 17 and a student at Central High School when he was found in the roadway in the 2900 block of Tip Top Drive in Columbus, Georgia, with a fatal gunshot wound in the early hours of Sunday, April 7, 2024. The 911 call came in at about 12:32 a.m.; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene at 1:23 a.m. He was described as a sports-loving, respectful and loving young man.

The shooting happened near an after-prom party attended by an estimated 100 people. Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened the investigation, but many attendees said they did not see what led to the shooting, and the case has been classified as an unsolved homicide. As of a year after the incident, no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. A cash reward, partly contributed by the Cochran family, has been offered for information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone attended the after-prom or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to the Columbus Police Department.