On the night of May 6, 2020, in Albany, Georgia, 16-year-old Jaylin Stanford was tragically killed in a shooting. The young man was one of five occupants in a Honda Accord at the intersection of Turner Field Road and Meadow Drive when the vehicle was riddled with bullets. When officers from the Albany Police Department arrived at the scene, they discovered Jaylin Stanford deceased. Three other individuals in the car, Emanuel Hill, 20, Shakeriah Harper, 21, and Lovell Mingo, 18, had all sustained gunshot injuries. A fifth person in the car, 18-year-old Willie Harris, was unharmed.
The investigation into the shooting led to the arrest of Rentavious Unterrious Lewis, also known as “Monsta,” on June 22, 2020. Lewis, who was 26 years old at the time of his arrest, was charged with felony murder in connection with Jaylin Stanford's death. Authorities asked for anyone with additional information about the incident or the accused to contact the Albany Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division or Crime Stoppers.
