James Edwin Henry was 23 when he was shot dead during a domestic dispute in Statesboro, Georgia, on the evening of June 17, 2020. When the fight turned physical, Scott allegedly fired a single shot from a .38-caliber revolver that struck Henry in the neck and head; Henry was pronounced dead at the scene. An eight-year-old child was reported to have witnessed the shooting.

Officers arrived just after 9 p.m.; witnesses identified Scott as the shooter and a detective who was en route spotted and apprehended him shortly afterward. Scott was charged with multiple counts, including felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, first-degree cruelty to children, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A grand jury returned an indictment in November 2020. After a two-day trial in September 2022 during which Scott represented himself, he was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and first-degree cruelty to children and sentenced to life without parole.

Anyone who knew James or saw what happened on East Main Street that night is asked to share information that could shed more light on the events.