On the evening of November 19, 2021, 18-year-old Montavious Raines was found unresponsive in the parking lot of Lake Wildwood Baptist Church on Greentree Parkway in Macon, Georgia. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene by the deputy coroner. The initial investigation produced no immediate suspect information or clear account of what led to the shooting.

Investigators later determined Raines was fatally wounded during a meeting in the parking lot. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, working with the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested two men who were charged with murder and a third person arrested in connection with the incident. The case drew scrutiny over mishandled evidence, including lost text messages and a corrupted doorbell video that the defense described as important. The suspects claimed self-defense, alleging Raines attempted to rob them, while prosecutors described a petty drug dispute motive and noted Raines was unarmed and shell casings matched the suspects’ weapons.

Did anyone in the Macon area see or hear anything in the Lake Wildwood Baptist Church parking lot on the night of November 19, 2021?