NiKeem Omar Hargrove was 18 when he was fatally shot in Ellenwood, Georgia, on the evening of Friday, November 18, 2022. The shooting followed a dispute that began inside a Kroger on Fairview Road and escalated into the parking lot, where officers later found Hargrove with fatal injuries at about 8 p.m. Storefronts at the Kroger and nearby businesses were damaged; some reports say nearly 50 shell casings were recovered at the scene.

Hargrove had recently graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. High School and hoped to work in real estate. His family held a candlelight vigil the next night and described him as a happy, smart young man who did not bother anyone. Law enforcement identified a suspect quickly: 18-year-old Omarion Thomas was arrested and charged in connection with Hargrove’s killing and was booked into the Henry County Jail. The investigation into the motive was ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the dispute at the Kroger that evening or has information about the shooting, please come forward.