A Christmas party in Rome, Georgia, in the winter of 2022 ended with 32-year-old Demond Glynn being shot in a restroom at the Rome Civic Center after a dispute that began when another guest, Desmion Deaundre Diamond, allegedly said something to Glynn’s girlfriend. Glynn and Diamond had moved their disagreement from the dance floor to a bathroom, and witnesses say Diamond produced a handgun and shot Glynn multiple times. Glynn never regained consciousness and died on January 26, 2023.

Diamond fled after the shooting, reportedly discarded the firearm, and later turned himself in to police. He told officers he believed Glynn was reaching for a weapon but admitted he did not see one. Initial charges of aggravated assault were upgraded after Glynn’s death; by January 2024 Diamond pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and firearms charges and was sentenced to a 30-year term with 15 years to serve in prison and the remainder on probation. Glynn was a father to eight children; his mother, Lanikia Heath, spoke at the sentencing about the loss.

If anyone attended that event or has information about what happened in the restroom, please come forward.