A neighborhood dispute in Griffin, Georgia, ended with the shooting death of 46-year-old Rafaeil Thomas. The incident occurred on a Friday evening in May 2022, when police were called to a West Tinsley Street residence about 7 p.m. Officers found Thomas with a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital and was later pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported seeing Thomas arguing with a neighbor shortly before the shooting. Within hours investigators identified 35-year-old Lamarion Sharod Banks, who lived a few houses away, and executed a search warrant at his home. A 9mm handgun was recovered; the ammunition matched the brand of shell casings found at the scene. Banks, who was on probation and has a lengthy criminal history, was arrested that night and charged with malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

If anyone in the West Tinsley Street area that evening saw the argument or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known.