An early morning shooting on January 18, 2024, left 18-year-old Derrick Jackson dead in Columbus, Georgia. Jackson, a Black male, was found lying on the ground in the 5500 block of Glenview Drive with multiple gunshot wounds. Columbus Police Officers arrived at about 8:30 a.m.; the Muscogee County Coroner pronounced Jackson dead at 9:20 a.m.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is handling the investigation and has classified the death as a homicide. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and an autopsy was scheduled. The case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about Derrick, his last known movements, or the shooting in the 5500 block of Glenview Drive on January 18, please share what is known with the Columbus Police Department.