De’Anthony Markell Miles, 24, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, February 17, 2023, in the 2300 block of Schaul Street in Columbus, Georgia. Officers responding to a shooting found him in a driveway with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital and pronounced dead at 6:58 p.m. by the Muscogee County coroner. The slaying occurred during a 72-hour spike in violence that produced eight separate shootings and five deaths.

Born January 9, 1999, to Angela Miles-Smith and Fabian James, Miles graduated from Central High School and attended Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama. He is remembered for a radiant smile, sweet personality, devotion to family and his son De’Anthony Epps, Jr., and his love of football and close bonds with teammates.

Investigators arrested Kenyonte Hudson and charged him with murder, aggravated assault, and use of a firearm to commit a crime in connection with Miles’s death. If anyone knew De’Anthony or has information about the shooting, please share what you can.