A domestic dispute in a Fairburn home turned deadly on September 20, 2020, when 49-year-old Joseph Delay was shot multiple times in the arms, torso, neck, and head during an argument with his brother. The shooting occurred at their Revere Turn residence and was the only homicide Fairburn investigated in 2020.

An arrest warrant for 30-year-old Nathaniel Delay was issued two days after the killing, but he remained at large until he was taken into custody nearly a year later in July 2021 after police responded to another reported fight at the same Revere Turn home. Nathaniel had been released from prison less than four months earlier after serving five years for robbery and firearm possession.

Nathaniel Delay was booked into Fulton County Jail and a judge denied bond at his first appearance. He faced charges including murder, aggravated assault, and commission of a crime by a convicted felon through the use of a firearm. If anyone knew Joseph or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.