A dispute between two acquaintances in a Norcross apartment parking lot ended in gunfire and death. Illijah Ayala-Bracken, 28, was shot and killed on July 28, 2021, in the parking lot of the Grove at Stonebrook Apartments and Townhomes on Beaver Ruin Road. Gwinnett County police responded about 11:15 p.m.; Ayala-Bracken was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene.

The man who had been arguing with Ayala-Bracken, 31-year-old Aaron Taylor, was still at the scene and was taken into custody. Investigators reported the shooting followed an altercation between the two, but the exact nature of their relationship and the cause of the dispute were not immediately clear. Taylor was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.

If anyone witnessed the altercation or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what is known.