Brynarius Smith was 19 when he was shot and killed in Athens, Georgia, on April 16, 2022. Police responded at about 2:00 a.m. to a reported shooting at the Nellie B. Homes on Cone Drive and found Smith with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation continued for nearly two years. Authorities described the killing as gang-related and later announced indictments in April 2024 against two Athens men, 22-year-old Ja’Quavious Smith and 22-year-old Shamon Elder, Jr. Ja’Quavious Smith was arrested by the ACCPD Gang Unit with assistance from the Safe Streets Task Force; Elder was already in the Clarke County Jail on unrelated charges when the indictment was returned. Both men face charges including Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault and multiple counts under the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

Are there details about Brynarius’s movements that night, or witnesses who saw activity around Nellie B. Homes, that could help clarify what happened?