A dispute between roommates in Acworth, Georgia ended with a fatal shooting on the evening of Sunday, March 3, 2019. Deputies responding to a report of a shooting found 43-year-old Billy Sherman Vaughn Jr deceased inside the North Springs Way home he shared with his roommate.

Investigators with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified 40-year-old Max Daniel Penny as the person who shot Vaughn. Penny was arrested and charged with felony voluntary manslaughter and booked into the Paulding County Jail without bond; authorities described the case as an active investigation and did not immediately release a motive.

If anyone witnessed events at the North Springs Way residence on March 3, 2019 or has information that could help clarify what happened, please share what is known with investigators.