Jarrell Lamar Williamson, a 27-year-old Black man from Columbus, Georgia, was killed on April 15, 2023, after gunfire at the Warren Williams Apartments on 12th Street. Emergency crews treated two people at the scene; Williamson suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, where he did not survive.

Public notices list him as the son of Tamisha L. Williamson and Jefferey Nelson and as an alumnus of Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. The initial reports established the basic facts of the shooting and his death, but left many details about motive and the sequence of events unclear.

Police announced an arrest on September 10, 2023: 22-year-old Jaquavis Richardson was charged with involuntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with Williamson’s death.

If anyone knew Jarrell or has information about the April 15 shooting at Warren Williams Apartments, please share what is known.