A domestic dispute in a Dallas, Georgia subdivision ended in gunfire on the evening of February 11, 2020. Amauri Ali Beavers, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot at a home on Wesleyan Way in the Ivey Meadows subdivision around 5:45 p.m. Three people were struck: Amauri, his mother Takiyah Weems, 42, and his girlfriend Ebony Janel Copeland, 23. All three were taken to a local hospital; Amauri died of his injuries, and his mother and girlfriend were treated and released.

The suspected shooter was detained at the scene and identified as 77-year-old Earl Curtis Weems. Investigators described him as the husband of Takiyah Weems and Amauri’s stepfather. He was arrested and booked into the Paulding County Jail; he initially faced aggravated assault charges while authorities said additional charges were expected as the investigation continued.

Are there readers who knew Amauri or who can help clarify what led to the altercation?