Kyle Thomas Walker, 30, was fatally shot on New Year’s Day 2024 at about 8:23 p.m. while seated in the front of a vehicle at a Circle K on Northside Drive in Valdosta. Bystanders tried to render aid before emergency medical services transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Valdosta police identified two suspects in the city’s first homicide of the year: 19-year-old Sharod Rasheed Tucker and 17-year-old Keyuntay Washington, both from Valdosta. Detectives located them at a Lexington Circle residence on January 2. Tucker fled on foot and was captured after a brief chase during which he reportedly dropped a bag later found to contain a stolen firearm; Washington was taken into custody without incident. Property belonging to Walker was recovered in the home.

Both suspects were booked into the Lowndes County Jail and face multiple felony charges, including felony murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Tucker faces additional counts for possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, obstruction of an officer, and possession of marijuana. If anyone has information about Walker, the scene at Northside Drive, or the events leading up to the shooting, please share what is known.