Jordan McPherson, 28, was killed on December 30, 2019, in a Stone Mountain apartment complex on South Hairston Road after a dispute over his dogs. One of McPherson’s dogs approached fellow resident Rontell Devon Shelton; when Shelton kicked the dog, McPherson confronted him. In front of two children, ages 12 and 15, Shelton produced a firearm and shot McPherson multiple times. Emergency services responded but McPherson died at the scene.

Investigators identified Shelton as the suspect. Ballistics later linked the same weapon to a non-fatal shooting at the same complex eleven days earlier; that earlier victim ultimately identified Shelton. Shelton was arrested, tried, and in April 2025 was found guilty of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, multiple counts of Aggravated Assault and firearms offenses, and received life with no parole plus 25 years.

Did anyone in the community see events that night or have information about tensions at the complex before December 30, 2019?