Seventeen-year-old Lester Denison was shot and killed on the night of Tuesday, December 15, 2020, on Fender Road in Jesup, Georgia. Deputies arrived shortly before 10:00 p.m. and found Denison unresponsive near a wooded area; at least one gunshot fatally wounded him.

Witnesses told investigators an altercation had occurred over a debt of about $40 related to marijuana. After the dispute, Denison and others reportedly ran from the scene and an unknown person then opened fire. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are handling the homicide, but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Denison is remembered by his family for his love of fishing and hunting and for a vibrant personality. If anyone has information about the shooting on Fender Road, please share what is known with investigators.