Keith Bell, 35, was shot during a domestic dispute in a southwest Atlanta townhouse community on the afternoon of October 28, 2021. Police found Bell, a resident of the Fairburn Townhouses on Fairburn Road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries on November 1, 2021.

Investigators focused on a suspect, Jermaine Harlow, after a confrontation that began with an argument between Harlow and Bell’s step-daughter. Bell reportedly intervened and asked Harlow to leave, and Harlow allegedly shot Bell in the back. In the weeks afterward Harlow remained at large and was publicly identified by police as armed and dangerous.

Family members say Harlow then threatened them while on the run, leaving letters in the mailbox of Bell’s mother’s father and vowing harm; the family continued to cooperate with investigators. On December 26, 2021, Jermaine Harlow was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Keith Bell’s death.