On the morning of December 2, 2020, 21-year-old Jaylin Jamal Everett was killed in the parking lot of the Jefferson Grove apartments in Newnan, Georgia. Everett had just picked up his girlfriend and, at about 2:30 a.m., they saw several people acting suspiciously. As they exited their vehicle, three armed men approached in an apparent attempt to rob him. Everett, who was armed, drew his weapon and an exchange of gunfire followed; witnesses heard as many as six shots. Everett was struck in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene. One of the suspects suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and the group fled in a silver Kia Sorento. An officer arriving at the complex observed the speeding vehicle and recorded its license plate, which helped investigators identify suspects from Columbus, Georgia: David Alberto Berrio, Angelina Marie Plemons, Mikelle Howard Harrison, and Cody Lamar Mercer. Prosecutors said the group had driven from Columbus to Atlanta to break into cars and detoured through Newnan when they encountered Everett.

At trial, the prosecution presented evidence that Harrison fired ten times and that the fatal shot came from his gun; Mercer fired twice.

If anyone has information about Jaylin’s movements that night or remembers seeing the silver Kia Sorento near Jefferson Grove, please come forward.