A dispute that began inside a Vidalia Huddle House in the early morning of February 23, 2019, ended with the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Roderick Harvey Jr. of Alamo. As Harvey and Simpson tried to leave in their vehicle, Davis opened fire, striking Harvey. The vehicle then struck a tree on Highway 280. Harvey died from his gunshot wound and Simpson suffered serious injuries.

Investigators with the Vidalia Police Department identified 27-year-old Zeary Devontae Davis of Uvalda as the suspect, and the case report notes Simpson was Davis’s former girlfriend and was dating Harvey at the time. Davis later turned himself in to police. Anyone who was at the Huddle House that morning or who has information about the events in the parking lot is asked to come forward.