On the evening of February 14, 2024, a shooting on the 700 block of Davenport Street in Americus, Georgia, left 23-year-old Jacoby Jamale Pride dead and another person wounded. Officers arrived at about 7:00 p.m.; emergency aid was provided until medics arrived. Pride, a Black man from Americus, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim, 29-year-old Ykecia Shardae Clayton of Warner Robins, was taken to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, stabilized, then flown to Phoebe Putney in Albany for further treatment.

Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified 32-year-old Marquis Dantrel Wilkerson of Americus as the suspect; authorities said he was found near the scene and taken into custody while the homicide investigation continued. Obituaries and memorial notices note Pride was born October 6, 2000, attended Americus-Sumter High School, worked at Tyson Foods in Vienna, and left behind a daughter, Nadia, plus parents, siblings, grandparents and friends.

If anyone knew Jacoby Pride, his family, or saw activity around Davenport Street on February 14, 2024, please share information that could help fill remaining gaps.