Gerald Jerome Burden Jr. was 20 when he was shot in LaGrange, Georgia, on Saturday afternoon, September 23, 2023. Police responded about 1:32 p.m. to a report of a person shot at the Woodglen Apartments on North Cary Street. Officers and emergency medical personnel found Burden with gunshot wounds; he was treated on scene and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The LaGrange Police Department opened a homicide investigation. No suspects or motives have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the LaGrange Police Department or Troup County Crime Stoppers.

If anyone who knew Gerald or was in the Woodglen Apartments area that afternoon has information, please contact investigators.