On November 27, 2022, 29-year-old Demonte Smith was killed during a domestic confrontation at his home on Edenberry Lane in Lithonia, Georgia. The conflict began earlier that day after his girlfriend, 30-year-old Quaneesha Nicole Johnson, returned home following a night out; a phone argument had already occurred that morning. Police were called when Johnson asked for an escort, and officers remained outside while the couple went inside to calm down.

According to a recorded 911 call, Johnson left the house, retrieved a handgun and a metal tire rod from her car, then struck Smith in the head with the rod and fatally shot him; the gunshot is heard on the recording. Smith staggered outside, told officers she had hit him in the head and shot him and asked them to hurry before he died. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. Johnson admitted to investigators that Smith had not physically assaulted her that day.

A jury found Johnson not guilty of malice murder but convicted her of voluntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault-family violence, two counts of cruelty to children in the third degree, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

If anyone knew Demonte or witnessed the events on Edenberry Lane that day, please share information that could help clarify what happened.