A 16-year-old girl, Kaymaya Greene, was shot and killed after an argument in an Augusta hotel parking lot on July 27, 2022. The incident occurred at the Economy Inn on Deans Bridge Road in the early morning hours. Deputies arrived about 6:07 a.m. and found Kaymaya with at least one gunshot wound to her leg; she was taken to Augusta University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:41 a.m.

Police say Kaymaya had been with two males when a dispute with one of them, identified as 19-year-old Demarcus Clark, escalated. Reports indicate she spat on and threw a drink at Clark, and he then pulled out a gun and shot her. Investigators canvassed hotel rooms and reviewed surveillance footage as part of their examination. Clark was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; the other male present was not charged. Kaymaya had been reported missing or a runaway several times in prior years.