Kapri Kadeem Ward was 29 when he was shot dead just after midnight on July 1, 2021, at the Durant Sugarloaf Apartments in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Police found Ward’s body after gunfire was reported; another male, later identified as 17-year-old Jamar Quarles of Memphis, Tennessee, was also found critically injured at the scene. Ward’s father, who lived in the same complex, discovered his son and reported hearing banging noises before other children said their brother had been shot.

Investigators described the scene as suggesting a shootout and early information indicated a possible robbery motive. Months after the killing, authorities in Memphis arrested several suspects believed to have traveled to Georgia from Tennessee. The group allegedly targeted Ward because they thought he sold marijuana; the confrontation reportedly happened on a stairwell and Ward was shot in the chest.

If anyone knew Kapri Ward, his habits, or saw activity at the Durant Sugarloaf Apartments around July 1, 2021, please come forward with information.