Bradley May, a 22-year-old Black man and new father, was found fatally shot near his condominium in the Jonesboro area of Clayton County, Georgia, on the morning of May 19, 2021. May had moved into the Redland Drive unit about two weeks earlier to be closer to his restaurant job at the Atlanta airport and to help care for his eight-month-old son. Family described him as an aspiring chef considering returning to school.

May’s roommate discovered him outside their home; police reported a gunshot wound to the neck, the vehicle still running, and nothing apparently taken. A neighbor later told reporters they heard a single gunshot around 11:30 p.m. the night before, though investigators did not publicly fix that as the time of the shooting. Authorities said an altercation may have preceded the gunfire and focused on a neighboring residence during the response.

Officers summoned a SWAT team when resident Elex Brunson refused to evacuate during a separate fire response; Brunson was taken into custody without injury. Investigators recovered blood spatter, a spent cartridge casing, a projectile and a handgun placed in a cooler with bleach; prosecutors later said testing tied the spent casing to that handgun and gunshot residue was found on Brunson. The forensic evidence became central to the case.

If anyone knew Bradley May, his movements around Redland Drive that night, or has information about the neighboring residence, please come forward to assist the investigation.