Nineteen-year-old Kemorion Peterson, a Black male, was shot multiple times and killed in front of his apartment in Albany, Georgia, on September 2, 2023. A funeral service was held on September 9, 2023, at the Terrell County 4H Pavilion in Dawson, Georgia, where friends and family gathered to pay their respects.

Peterson’s death is noted alongside a wider spike in gun violence affecting youth in Georgia in 2023, with over 100 teenagers and children killed by gunfire that year, prompting calls for collaborative prevention efforts.

If anyone saw activity near Peterson’s apartment on September 2, 2023, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Albany Police Department.