Shatavon Hayes, 35, was shot and killed in Albany, Georgia on the afternoon of January 16, 2021. The shooting occurred during an altercation in the 300 block of Grant Place; Hayes suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to a local hospital. His death was reported as the city’s first homicide of 2021 and prompted public mourning and calls to address gun violence.

Friends remembered Hayes, known as Chip Deezy, as ambitious, kind, and peaceful. Two men were arrested in connection with the killing: Shantevius Fruster, 22, and Percy Graham, 20, were held at the Dougherty County Jail and charged with felony murder; Graham was also charged with tampering with evidence.

If anyone has information about the events on Grant Place that afternoon, please share what you know with investigators.