COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Two years have passed since Dr. James McTyre Jr. was shot and killed while leaving a Columbus gas station, and his loved ones are still searching for answers.
The well-known counselor and educator was gunned down on Feb. 26, 2023, after making a routine stop at the Circle K on Wynnton Road following his morning walk at Lakebottom Park. Police say he was shot multiple times while driving, crashing his car into bushes along Britt Avenue.
McTyre’s sister, Toni, remembers him as a devoted man of faith who spent his life helping children and families through his work with the Department of Family and Children Services, area schools, and as a professor…