On the morning of Labor Day, September 5, 2022, gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Jack’s Bar & Grille in Hartwell, Georgia. Two men were killed and at least two others were wounded; one of the dead was 24-year-old Joseph Tyrone Johnson of Royston, formerly of Bowman. The other fatality was 39-year-old Roberius Meqwan Thornton. Several vehicles were struck by gunfire and the business closed permanently a few days after the shooting.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assisted the Hartwell Police Department in the probe. By the one-year anniversary the case had gone cold; police reported the investigation had stalled because people were not coming forward. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been announced in connection with the double homicide.

What information might help move this case forward, and does anyone have details about that night or the people involved who could assist investigators?