On the afternoon of Monday, September 18, 2023, 15-year-old De’Shunvia Lindsey, a Black male, was killed in a drive-by shooting at about 5:13 p.m. at the Fluellen Recreational Center in Columbus, Georgia. Emergency responders found Lindsey on the 2800 block of 8th Street with gunshot wounds; he was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital and died of his injuries. Witnesses remembered him as a young teen simply enjoying the park.

Two days later, on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Columbus Police, assisted by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, announced an arrest. The person taken into custody was identified as Camario Carter and was charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime in connection with Lindsey’s death.