A Columbus, Georgia neighborhood was rocked on the evening of December 22, 2024, when 9-year-old Lakeith Livingston was fatally wounded by a gunshot in the 1300 block of Floyd Road. Police arrived after a shooting call at about 8:36 p.m.; emergency crews took Lakeith to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:03 p.m.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an investigation and made a quick arrest. On December 24, 2024, a 13-year-old was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter; the juvenile’s identity was withheld. Investigators were continuing to determine the exact circumstances that led to the fatal shot.

Does anyone in the Columbus area have information about what happened on Floyd Road that night?