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In the evening of July 7, 2021, 52-year-old Gregory Lee Arnett was seated in his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on Booth Road in Warner Robins, Georgia, when two armed men approached and demanded his car. A struggle broke out between Arnett and one of the men, identified as Rickey Martin Jr., and multiple shots were fired into Arnett’s car. He was struck twice, taken to a local hospital, and later died of his injuries. A witness reported hearing gunfire and seeing two males flee the scene.

Warner Robins police arrested Rickey Martin Jr. and a juvenile identified as Ayns Smith on July 15, 2021; the juvenile was 13 at the time of his arrest. Forensic testing later indicated the fatal shot was fired from the gun held by Ayns Smith. Both defendants pleaded guilty to felony murder in May 2023 and received life sentences with the possibility of parole, with a minimum of 30 years before parole eligibility.

Did anyone in Warner Robins see the vehicle or the two men in the Walmart lot that night or have other information about the confrontation?