On August 16, 2020, a dispute between 27-year-old Zachary Shaw and his girlfriend in Acworth, Georgia escalated after the couple left a neighbor’s gathering on Emerald Willow Drive. The argument continued by text and phone, and Shaw allegedly made threats toward his girlfriend and others who had been at the gathering.

Present at the neighbor’s home were 35-year-old Brian Lee Parker and his wife. Rather than calling police, Parker went to his residence, retrieved an AR-15 rifle, and—accompanied by an acquaintance—confronted Shaw, who was down the street by that time. Parker shot Shaw seven times; officers found Shaw outside a home on Willow Street near Emerald Willow Drive and he was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Parker was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. His case was tried before a Cobb County jury, which found him guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony; a Superior Court judge sentenced Parker to life plus five years. Does anyone have information about the gathering that night or saw Shaw and Parker’s movements before the shooting?