16-Year-Old Killed in Tifton Shooting, GBI Investigating

On October 6, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Tifton Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1100 block of South Central Avenue in Tifton, Georgia. Upon arrival, officers found 16-year-old Jamahri Sims with a gunshot wound. Sims was transported to Tift Regional Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators also confirmed that another individual was shot during the incident at a nearby home on East 13th Street. That victim was taken to Tift Regional Medical Center and is receiving treatment for their injuries.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is handling the investigation into Sims’s death. His body will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Macon, Georgia, where an autopsy will be performed. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Sylvester at 229-777-2080, or the Tifton Police Department at 229-382-3132. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Tift County District Attorney’s Office for review and potential prosecution.