Ricky Goldwire, a 49-year-old Black man from Savannah, was shot on September 23, 2009, in the Ardsley Park area near 48th Street and Abercorn Street and died later that day at Candler Hospital. His obituary describes him as a Savannah native, a Chatham County public schools alumnus, a self-employed contractor, and an active member of First Bryan Baptist Church where he served in the laymen’s organization and sang in the mass choir. He was buried at Woodville Cemetery.

The surviving records preserve the outline of a life and a violent, unresolved ending.

If anyone knew Ricky or has information about the shooting near 48th Street and Abercorn Street on September 23, 2009, please share what you know.