Deshaun Lamar Scott, 36, was killed by gunshot wounds on October 21, 2020, in Quitman, Georgia. His body and that of 56-year-old John Timothy Thompson were found on Emerson Road near Grooverville Road in southern Brooks County. Both men had traveled from Cleveland, Ohio; Thompson was visiting family in the area.

Investigators tied the killings to another man from Cleveland, 36-year-old Kenny Pruitt, who had arrived in Quitman with three other men on October 18, 2020. Reports say Pruitt was angry with Scott over a dispute that followed a trip to Atlanta the day before the shooting. Pruitt was arrested, charged with two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault and multiple firearms offenses, and booked into the Brooks County Jail. Pruitt claimed he acted in self-defense, but no witnesses were found to support that account.

At trial the prosecution argued the killings were premeditated and the jury convicted Pruitt. In March 2023 he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole. Does anyone have information about Scott’s travels around Quitman or who else may have been with the group?