Kevin Blackwell, 28, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 20, 2022, in the parking lot of the Sportstime Bar & Grille on Satellite Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Duluth. Gwinnett County officers responding to a person-shot call just after 2:30 a.m. found Blackwell with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity.

Homicide detectives and crime-scene investigators worked the scene and investigators said an argument may have occurred shortly before the shooting. Police appealed to the public for information to identify the person responsible.

In December 2022, authorities announced an arrest: Trayvon Austin, 24, of Decatur, was charged in connection with Blackwell’s death with aggravated assault and felony murder. Austin was located with the assistance of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and booked into the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond as the investigation continued.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that led up to it, please contact investigators.