A domestic dispute in the early hours of December 5, 2024, in Columbus, Georgia, ended with the death of 42-year-old Sonny Chambers. Officers were called to a residence in the 7300 block of Sorrel Court at about 1:18 a.m. and found Chambers, a Black male, with gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel were unable to resuscitate him and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:55 a.m. by the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office.

The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation and identified a suspect, 22-year-old Quentez Thrasher, described in the report as the victim’s stepson. Arrest warrants were obtained charging Thrasher with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and authorities are asking the public for help locating him.

If anyone has information about Sonny Chambers, the events at Sorrel Court on December 5, or the whereabouts of Quentez Thrasher, please contact the Columbus Police Department.