Willie Kayonna Ankeny, 30, was found dead inside an abandoned dry-cleaner on Meadowbrook Drive in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Authorities believe he had been deceased for a couple of days before the afternoon discovery. The official cause of death was at least one gunshot wound. His family remembered him as a fun-loving, kind person who loved life and described him as a cherished son, brother, uncle, and friend.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation but had not publicly identified any suspects or a motive in the weeks after the discovery. As of early 2026 no arrests or significant breakthroughs had been announced and the circumstances of Ankeny’s final days remain unknown.

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