On January 12, 2022, 19-year-old Jaylin Madrie was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment on Griffin Street in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood. Police were called shortly after 12:30 a.m. and investigators noted numerous rounds had been fired and that evidence suggested Madrie had been specifically targeted rather than the victim of a random act.

The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened the investigation and in early February identified 28-year-old David Clay as the primary suspect. On February 17, 2022, members of the APD Fugitive Unit and other law enforcement agencies located and arrested Clay in Clayton County; he was booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

If anyone in Vine City that night saw activity near the Griffin Street apartment or has information about Madrie’s movements before the shooting, please come forward.