On the morning of January 14, 2020, gunfire in a Cordele, Georgia neighborhood ended the life of 31-year-old Jared Beiene-Baka Gherefiel. Officers found Gherefiel near 4th Avenue and 3rd Street and the Cordele Police Department, working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, determined he had been fatally shot in what they investigated as a homicide. The suspect or suspects had left the scene before police arrived.

Gherefiel was born in San Bernardino, California, on December 14, 1988, and moved to Georgia in 2000. He was known for an interest in computers, web design, video games and animals. His family offered a $3,400 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction, believing members of the community might hold crucial information. A 16-year-old male was later arrested; because he is a juvenile, his name and specific charges were not released, and investigators said additional people may have been involved.

If anyone in Cordele has information about that night or knew Jared, please come forward to help bring the case to a full resolution.