A dispute over a denied cup of water in a Lithonia Subway parking lot ended with a bystander dead. On September 30, 2019, 29-year-old Jermaine Bradley was fatally shot in the parking lot on Panola Road after an argument between a customer, Jeremiah Furlow, and a Subway employee spilled outside. Police reports say Bradley was not involved in the initial argument and was an unintended victim.

Bradley was struck and died at the scene; Furlow was wounded and taken to a hospital. Authorities declined to press charges against the employee, who asserted self-defense, while Furlow was arrested and charged with murder on the theory that his actions led to Bradley’s death. It is unclear what, if any, relationship Bradley and Furlow had.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knew Jermaine Bradley’s movements that evening, please share information that could help clarify what happened.