Vincent Bernard Smalls Jr., 28, was shot and killed in the early morning of May 13, 2020, in the 2300 block of Pinetree Road in Savannah. Officers arrived about 1:10 a.m. and found Smalls with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he later died from his injuries. Investigators determined the shooting was not random and worked to identify suspects.

On June 22, 2020, detectives arrested 19-year-old Labrea Adger and charged her with murder and robbery in connection with Smalls’s death. On August 31, 2021, a grand jury indicted 31-year-old Kevin Wilson on felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; Wilson was already in custody in Effingham County on unrelated charges at the time of that indictment.

Several key questions about motive and the events that led to the shooting remain; anyone with information about Vincent Smalls Jr. or the incident is asked to come forward.