A Columbus, Georgia afternoon turned deadly on March 16, 2024, when 32-year-old Shantavia Rubyann Walden was found inside a vehicle on Schaul Street near Ada Avenue. She had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:10 P.M. A second person, Gerald Ford, was also shot and taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional in critical condition.

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Investigators led the inquiry that identified Walter Young as a suspect. With assistance from the United States Marshal Service Gulf Coast Task Force, Young was located and arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, and held in the Montgomery County Jail pending extradition to Georgia.

Young faces multiple charges in Muscogee County, including Murder, Aggravated Assault, six counts of Cruelty to Children, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Theft by Taking. Does anyone have information about Walden, the shooting, or the events on Schaul Street that afternoon?