In the early hours of Sunday, June 26, 2022, multiple gunshots on North Church Street in Blakely, Georgia left seven people wounded and 47-year-old Eric Eafford dead. First responders treated victims on scene and Eafford was taken to LifeBrite Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Region 15 Field Office assisted the Blakely Police Department in processing the crime scene and investigating.

Investigators identified three suspects and arrest warrants were issued the afternoon of June 26 for 19-year-old Jataveous Josh James; warrants for 24-year-old Javen Ransom and 18-year-old Joshuah Josh Burden followed. James was taken into custody the next day; Ransom surrendered and Burden later turned himself in. Authorities say the shooting began after an argument between two men at the gathering.

Does anyone have information about who attended that gathering or what led to the argument?